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was that one or two of the Delegates promised him to Call for
the said Indentures when they came downe which by meanes
of Contrary winds & Bad weather they Could not and that
hee sent the said Indentures with all Expedition after he knew
thereof.
Wee therefore become humble Suiters to your Exncy to
pardon & Excuse the said Defect of the said Carvill as afore-
said Occasioned by the means aforesaid
Signed p Order
Cleborne Lomax Clk Assembly.
That where any Church is built & a Minister inducted, Col-
lated or appointed as aforesaid there be a power Given to the
Vestry or others for to Raise Tobacco for the Repaire of such
Church & paying Clarke & Sexton.
That in the Act for the Imposition of 4d p Gall: on Liquors
imported into this province Beer & Sider from Virga be aded
to the Exception.
The following Message sent from the House by Mr Haw-
kins & Majr Smallwood vizt
By the Assembly October the 3d 1694.
Haueing Received your Exncys Instructions of the 24th of
Septembr and Considered your Exncys proposalls & Large
Contribution towards the Establishing a free Schoole wee
haue Endeavoured as farr as able to follow your Exncys
Example And in Order thereunto have Contributed towards
the building such a ffree Schoole as your Exncy hath proposed
the Sume of 45400 pounds of Tobacco and some Absent
Members as yet haue not Subscribed and Doubt not that
every well minded person wth in this province will Contribute
towards the same And upon Consideracon thereof haue had
some debate Concerning the Building of one ffree Schoole on
the westerne Shoar & another on the Eastern Shoar, And
haue nominated Severne & Oxford for the two places All
which debate wee leave to your Exncys Consideracon & Appoint-
ment & to that End & purpose humbly Desire a Conferrence
wth your Exncy & Councill to Consider of the Best wayes &
methods to Establish the same.
Signed p Ordr
Cleborne Lomax Clk Assembly
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