52 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694.

Original
Journal.

Hutchins & M^r James ffrisby sent to the House with the
ffollowing paper from his Ex^ncy Viz^t

Gentlemen of the House of Deputyes & Delegates.
I desire you would accept of my hearty thankes for your
Obleigeing Congratulation.
If God Allmighty hath Enabled me to doe any thing worthy
of good fame in the Countreyes where I have had, and Still
haue the Hon^r to Comand, the praise be returned to him, As
my thankes are to you for your kind acceptance of the same:
I haue Great reasons to hope your Actions will demon-
strate you truely loyall to their Most Sacred Maj^ties, And that
you will uphold and assert the Just Rights & priviledges of
those whome you doe soe worthily represent. I doe & shall
Endeavour to discharge my Duty to God & their most Sacred
Maj^ties And all the good that possible Can shall be done to
this great Colony in Generall & to yo^r Selves in particular by
ffr: Nicholson.

The ffollowing Message Ordered to be drawne up to send

To the House
Whereas the House of Burgesses haveing by a Message
Signifyed to this Board that upon the peruseall of the Inden-
tures Returned by the Severall Sherriffes they found none
Returned for Caecill County, this Board thereupon did Order
prosecution to be made therein according to Law and the
House since signifyeing that they had received the said
Indentures and are satisfyed about the Accident & Reason
whye the same came not sooner to hand withall praying that
his Ex^ncy would be pleased to pardon & Excuse the sd Defect
of John Carvile Sherriffe of the said County occasioned by the
Accident aforesaid. This Board upon Consideration of the
same doe likewise (seeing the House is satisfyed) thinke fit to
pass by & Remit the same, Sent by Coll: Hutchins & M^r
ffrisby, together with the following Bills, Viz^t

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Act concerning those Servants that have Bastards,
Act for punishment of Blasphemy fornication & Adultrey,
Act for Advancem^t of Coynes.
And the Additionall Act to the Act of Religion, with the
aforementioned Remarkes of the Hono^ble Councill therein; And
the Style Recomended to the House to be Given to the Laws.
Somerset County Petition about the Court house & the
Returne of the Sherriffe upon a former Order of Councill
Relateing thereto being Referred to the house,
Ordered that the s^d petition be likewise thither Referred.
The Same was sent by Coll: Hutchins & Coll Browne.
Adjourne till Munday Morning.