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       Lib. H. D. of the Lawyersin Town, a wife now living in England & that one Lieut

             where a prson having a

             wife in Engl. & married Coll. Richardson tho conscious thereof did

             another in the province presume to perform tht Office; Ordered

             the wife in Eng: still

             living: what the Law thereupon that Mr Attorney and Sollicitor

             says in the case, & Genll make due proceedings agt them for the

             what proofe is Required

             to make the same ap- same.

             pear; & tht they make

       Whitehall Return of their opinion

             therein to this Board. October the 2d 1696.

              The Councill again Sate and were prsent

                   His Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll &Cca

                          Sr Thomas Laurence Baron' Secry.

                         Coll:  Nicholas Greenberry

                          Coll: Charles Hutchins

                          Coll: David Brown

                          James ifrisby Esq.

         A Peticon Read a Petition preferred by Severall Persons

        concerning                 .

         Navigaconbound for Mastrs of Ships in Navigation Bonds,

        Bonds &ccadesiring longer time for procuring Certificates &ca

             Severall of the sd Petitionors appearing & being admitted to

             speak thereto; His Exncy was pleased to tell them that they

             cannot complain in point of time, for that there was publick

             notice given at the City of St Maries, the ffirst provinciall

             Court after his Exncys Access to the Governmt and since by

             the Collectors and Navll Officrs who were Ordered to give like

             notice and therefore could not stop the Current of the Law,

             having taken an Oath before his Maty to see the Acts of Trade

             and Navigation duly Executed as also late Ordrs and direc

             tions from the Rt honrble the Lords Commissionrs in Councill

             and from the honrble the Lords Commrs of his Mats Customs

             together with a late Act of Parliamt with severall other papers

             Recd relating to Trade to see the same vigorously put in Exe

             cution; the which his Exncy directed Mr Attorney Genll (who

             was sent for) to shew to the Peticonrs for their perusall &

             Satisfaction, who accordingly tooke the same and withdrew

             in Ordr thereto.

       Whitehall The honrble Coll: Henry Jowles Came and was Aded.

            Motion of Esqr ffrisby   Vpon Motion of the honrble James ffrisby Esq how

             to goethat a Ship of Capt Lurtings came wholy directed

             &ccato him which could not proceed to loading till his

             Return therefore prayed leave of the Board to Retire home in

             Ordr thereto which was accordingly Granted him.