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    severall particulars before mentioned, for their Allowance, Lib. H. D.

    who considered upon the same the sume of 2000 lb of Tobacco

    in full of all, So absolutly Cutt of your Petr from the usuall

    Allowance made to the Clerke of this Board as likewise his

    itinerant charges aforementioned, An Accot whereof lay then

    before the house.

      That your Petr does conceive it altogether in vain to make

    any further Adress to the house of Burgesses, therefore

    humbly applyes himselfe to your and Honrs for Reliefe

    in the premises humbly Signifying a certain Income now

    lying in the Guift of your Exncy & Councill, Namely, the

    Amerciaments of the Provinciall Court, by an Act of Assem

    bly of this Province setled to be disposed off as the Governr

    & Councill shall think fit, whereby yoT Petr hopes his present

    circumstances (through your Exncies & honrs favour) may in

    some Measure at present be considered; a List of which said

    Amerciamts by your Petr found out and discovered to be due

    he hath here now ready to present.

      Your Petr further Represents some Considerable Charge he

    hath been at in purchaseing paper and Ink &ca toward the

    Managmt of the Business of this Office and a Large paper

    Booke for Entering the proceedings of the Councill in,

    humbly also craveing Allowance for the same.

                        And your Petr as in duty Bound

                                Shall Ever Pray.

      The afd Peticon being considered it is Ordered as follows

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   By his Exncy the Governr and Councill        p.

                    March 1694/5

      Ordered that all the Amerciamts belonging to the Provin

    ciall Cort and accruing from the Seaventh day of July 1691:

    untill ffebry Cort last past be by the severall Sherriffes of the

    Province accounted for and paid Unto Henry Denton Clerke

    of their Mats honble Councill and not to their Mats Receiver

    This Board having bestowed the same upon the said Denton

    for Several Services by him performed and Expences dis

    bursed in the Execution of his Office.

                        Signed p Order

                        Hen Denton C of Concil.

    his ExnCys His Exncy was pleased to demand of the Board if

    demand abt            . .

    further pro. they knew of any thing else importing their Mats

    posalls & the Service or interest of the Countrey now to be pro-

    Answer &ca     posed, Who made Answer, they knew of Nothing

           further to propose at present