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

Original
Journal.

Hono^ble the Solicito^r Gen^lls Report relateing to the same there-
fore willed them to give some Answer thereto to which M^r
Speaker in the Name of the Rest of the house Makes Answer
that they humbly conceive that the said Records were alwayes
in the Custody of the Secretaries of this Province & haue
hitherto been well preserved, therefore the house are of
Opinion that the same still be best preserved where they are
notwithstanding the said Report considering their Maj^ties haue
noe particular ffort or place here within this province to pre-
serve the said Records in Resolved that the same be debated
by the house of Burgesses to Morrow & that the Law which
settles ffees to the hono^ble the Secretary for granting Warr^ts
for Land & Recording Certificates & issueing patents &^ca be
then likewise consulted.
Act for Reliefe of the Creditors & Legatees of Marke
Cordea dec^d Referred to be considered by M^r Attorney Gen^ll
whether the same does not come under statute of Mortmaine
& soe lyable to fall either to the King or my Lord & that he
Make Report thereof accordingly.

p. 51

Proposed that a Surveyo^r Gen^ll be appointed for the Gov-
ernm^t whoe shall qualifye himselfe by Law & Give security for
his Deputyes one to be placed in each County for Resurvey-
ing All Lands where differences arise at Law about titles of
Land & that such Dep^ties be Obliedged to keep within their
owne Countye in Executeing their Office & to be qualified &
Sworne as af^d Agreed to be Considered of in the house.
Demanded where the Originall Laws made in Govern^r
Copleys time were & Answer was made that by Mistake it is
believed they were sent for England, concluded that the same
be Debated in the house of Burgesses to Morrow Morning &
that a further Debate & Answer be made to the Supplye of
New Yorke.
That Collectors ffees be settled by a Law as well as the
Navall Officers. Coppy of the severall Remarkes made by
the Councill in the Act for ports was Transcribed by the
Clerke of the house of Burgesses by Order for the Con-
sideracon of the house.
Adjourne till To Morrow

Saturday October 13^th 1694:

Councill again Sate & were all present
M^r Attorney Gen^lls Report to this Board upon the Petition
of Thomas Courtney formerly here Read Ordered that the
said peticon & Report be Referred to the house of Burgesses
for their Consideracon
Message from the house by Cap^t Dent M^r Hutchinson M^r