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

Original
Journal.

was Comitted) produces to the whole Assembly the said Mapp
casually spoyled in some parts by the Ratts who vpon Veiw
thereof, are of opinion the same may w^thout much trouble &
charge be mended.
M^r Speaker p^rsents to his Ex^cy severall Addresses which
being read were well approved off & signed as followes Viz^t

A Congratulatory Addresse to his Ma^ty signed by his Ex^cy
the Govern^r his Ma^tys hon^ble Council & house of Delegates.
An Addresse of thanks to his ma^ty for appoynting the R^t
hon^ble the Lords of the Council of trade &^c signed by his Ma^tys
hon^ble Council & house of Delegates.
An Addresse to his Ma^ty relating to trade & Navigation
signed by his Ma^tys hon^ble Council & house of Delegates
An Addresse to his Ma'^y about navigacon bonds signed by
his Ma^tys hon^ble Council & house of Delegates.
An Addresse to the R^t hon^ble the Lords of the Council for
trade &c relating to the Assistance to be given to new yorke
signed by his Ma^tys hon^ble Council & house of Delegates.
An Addresse to the R^t hon^ble the Lords of the Council for
trade &c. about the bounds of Maryland signed by his Ma^tys
hon^ble Council & house of Delegates.

Afterwards his Ex^cy was pleased to bespeake the Assembly
in manner & to the effect following Viz^t

p. 51

M^r Speaker & you Gentlⁿ of the house of Burgesses. I
thanke God that this Sessions is come to soe good an issue,
this being now the third yeare since y^r first meeting together
which by the Course of law would have put a period to this
Assembly some time in September next. I am in his Ma^tys
behalfe to thanke you for being Instrumentall in the makeing
soe many good lawes which it's hoped will tend to the Glory
of God, his Ma^tys hon^r & good of y^r Country being the three
cheife and principall ends for which you were first and have
hitherto beene called together And I thinke the Country is
now finished with such a body of lawes as will answer those
three ends if the same are put in due Execucon without which
they will prove vselesse ffor Lawes vnles put in Execucon
become but a dead Letter. Therefore do Recomend to you
Gentlⁿ that are Magistrates to have a perticuler regard & care
in that matter Hopeing there may be noe further occasion
of calling another Assembly before next spring And what
now remains is onely to let you know That in his Ma^tys name
I doe dissolve you and therevpon they were dissolved

Thus ended this Assembly.
Hen: Denton Clk Concil.