Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698. 113

Upon motion of the Comittee of Acc^ts whether theire
honours the Secretary and Chancellor shall be allowed 150^l
p diem by them claimed for theire attendance in Councill.
Resolved that they shall be allowed 150^l tob:p diem during
theire attending upon Councill in Assembly. But for as much
as theire respective offices do oblige them to attend in Coun-
cill out of Assembly times, in consideration that they have
such places of great profitt this house do not consent that they
shall be paid any Sallary therefore.
House Adjourned for 2 houres.

Original
Journal.

Post Merediem. House met, and called over.
The petition of M^r Philip Lynes read, Claiming 50 odd
thousand pounds of Tobb: of the publick for entertaining
diverse persons in the year 1692 sumond to attend upon
Gov^r Copley att his arrivall to this Gouv^t
Put to the Question if M^r Lynes ace' shall be allowed and
paid or not? and carryed in the negative.
And thereupon Resolved that no petition to this matter
shall be hereafter received.
Yett Resolved by the house in regard the said Tobacco
appears to be due from severall private persons within this
province the said M^r Lynes according to former Reference of
the house of Assembly 1692 be again referred to the said
severall persons by whom the same of Right ought to be
admitted to plead the Act of limittation in barr of any actions
by him to be brought therefore.
The petition of Cap^t Brightwell and the Rangers of poto-
moke; also a petition of Baltemore County Rangers read.
Resolved the said Rangers be payd according to Act of
Assembly for what time they were out.
House adjourned till Munday att 7 Clock to M^r Speakers
Chamber.

Munday March the 28^th 1698.

The House mett, and called over, absent Maj^r Smallwood
and M^r Ienkins, who were excused by reason of theire Sickness.
Then read over what was done on Saturday last. The
petition of M^rs Rachell Hewett widdow and relict of M^r Ioⁿ
Hewett late minister of the Gospell in Somersett County read,
wherein she craves allowance of some arrears of her husbands
sallary due from Stepney and Somersett parishes.
Resolved that the said M^rs Rachell Hewett be paid accord-
ing to contract with the vestry for what time her said husband
did officiate in the said parishes and she is hereby referred to
the vestry for payment thereof.

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