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

L. H. J.

Ordered that the following resolve of this house be sent to
his Ex^cy the Gov^r and the hon^ble his Matys: Councill.
Resolved by this house that the Severall Ministers Inducted
to any parish or parishes within the Severall Countyes of this
province attend at the Court house of each respective County
Court before the Court be called, and there read prayers during
the continuance of each Court every morning before the Court
sitts or the Com^rs proceed to do any business And if there be
more Ministers then one in a County that they take their
turns and read prayers, one one Court and the other another.
House adjourned till two of the clocke.

post Meridiem. House mett.

p. 150

Resolved the following Message be sent to his Ex^cy and his
May^tys hon^ble Councill Viz^t

By the House of Delegates June the 9^th 1697

We have perused the late Act of Parliament relating to
Scotch Traders in these plantations and also the other Acts of
Trade of King Charles the Second and cannot finde anything
therein contained to debarre the naturalization of any other
nation unless Scots-men.
Therefore we pray your Ex^cy in Regard the two persons
proposed to be naturalized have Long resided here and are
not Scots-men, but one an Italian and the other a German,
that an Act for their Naturalization may be passed.
W. Bladen Clk:

Sent by Major Smith and M^r Tasker and Cap^t Edward
Blay.
The came the hon^ble Colonel Greenbury and Col: Courts
with the following Queries from his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Coun-
cill, which are thus answered viz^t

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill &c. June the 8^th 1697

The houses answer to the R^t hon^ble the Lords of the Coun-
cill for Trade &c. is received, and well approved of, the
following Queries being only offered viz:
6 Ar. Query whether Somersett and Dorchester Countys
do not partly Imploy themselves upon Woollen Manufactures.
Ans^r This house doe not know that Somersett and Dor-
chester Countys doe imploy themselves in Woollen Manu-
factures; but upon enquiry do finde that heretofore when
English goods for Subsistance could not be had for any pro-
duct of that place, some few persons out of necessity did
attempt making of linen and Woollen for supporte of nature