Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 11, 1697. 537

By the house of Delegates &c.
June the 5^th 1697.

This house desire that what bills have passed the hon^ble
Board may be forthwith transmitted to them in order to be
Engrossed
Signed p ord^r W Bladen Clk Delegates.

Munday June the 7^th 1697.

The Council againe Sate & were present as yesterday.
drawne vp by ord^r a fair Coppy of the ace' of the Revenue
this yeare Collected to be layd before the house for their
pervsall which was done & delivered in accordingly.
Brought from the house of Delegates by Cap^t Tasker Maj^r
Thomas Smith & M^r Pollard the following Resolves in answer
to some proposalls Viz^t

By the house of Delegates June 7^th 1697.

Severall resolves of the house vpon his Ex^cys proposalls as
followes Viz^t

That some measures be taken to refund the Country Coll.
Talbotts Imprisonment fees. The house finding that Coll
Talbot was Attainted and convicted of ffelony and afterwards
had his Ma^tys pardon doe Quserie whether the Right of his
lands be in his Ma^ty or the Lord proprietory or the said
Talbots heires If in his Ma^ty or the Lord proprietor, it is not
in the power of this house to make a law therefore, if in the
heires of Talbot yet there ought to be legall processe for the
said debt before such a law can be justly made Therefore
Referr the proposall to the next Assembly to Examine his
pardon.
M^r Workeman appearing in the house sayes he hath 50^l
sterl in his hands for the finishing his house.
Ordered that Maj^r Hamond & Maj^r Dorsey be Trustees
appoynted to see the said worke finished and to order the
paym^t of the money out of M^r Workemans hands.
Resolved that a bill be prepared to Impower two of the
Council & one Burgesse out of each County the 11^th of
October next to meet at this port to apporcon the publick
leavy for the reasons following Viz^t Because if the Assembly
tarry here to apporcon the same it will occasion at least
30000^l of tobacco charge neither are the list of Taxables
returned as yet Therefore till such time as they are returned
the Leavy cannot be Equally assest.
Ordered that W^m Bladen be Clerke to apporcon the said
Leavy.

Original
Journal.
p. 33