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

Original
Journal.

A Lre from the R^t hon^ble the Lords of his Ma^tys most hon^ble
privy Council vnto his Ex^cy sent & directed bearing date the
27^th day of August last past together with a printed procla-
macon issued by their Ex^cys the Lords Justices of England for
Apprehending & seizing one Henry Every alias Bridgeman &
others &c. being produced & read were Ordered to be layd
before the house recomending that all imaginable dilligence
be vsed for the discovering & apprehending all such pirats &
sea Robbers as are therein menconed Especially the s^d Cap^t
Every & his men The said proclamacon & Lre were delivered
into the house accordingly by the Clerke of this Board.
Quaerie whether the militia of this province as now armed
be defence sufficient for a land force. His Ex^cy supposing
that an Eighth part of them are not rightly Armed.
His Ex^cy does say that there is noe navall force within this
province not soe much as a Shallop and that if the Country
does Come to any damage for want of such navall force he
quit himselfe of it and layes it vpon their heads that have
refused to Addresse his Ma^ty thereabout
Quserie what is to be done with the shipps that shall remaine
in the Country after the men of warr in Virg^a (lately arrived)
are gone The advice of the house being desired to know
whether they shall be stopt or not.
Proposed that an Ordinance passe that noe tobacco be
smoaked in any of the roomes of the State house vnder a
penalty of 10^s to his Ma^ty towards repairing the s^d Statehouse.
Brought from the house of Delegates by M^r Smith & M^r
Boothby severall bills fairly Engrossed & assented to by the
house which were severally read in order Viz^t

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An Act for Confirming titles of land given to the vse of the
Churches & severall Chappells within this province &
Impowring the Com^rs of the severall Counties & Vestrys of
the respective parishes & take vp certaine parcells of land for
the vse of the same.
Assented to by his Ma^tys hon^ble Councill.
An Addiconall Act to the Act of Assembly entituled an
Act for speedy Justice for small debts. Assented to by his
Ma^tys hon^ble Council.
An Act ascertaining how & when execucon shall be
graunted for publick officers fees. Assented to by his Ma^tys
hon^ble Council.
An Act for Enabling M^rs Katherine Herman widow & relict
of Coll Casparus August Herman decd to sell land in the port
of Annapolis according to Contract of her s^d decd husband

assented to by hie Ma^tys hon^ble Council.