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this province which have given Security may by virtue of those
pmitts take in Tobacco in any District or porte of this prov-
ince without being obliged to take any further pmitts or make
reporte to the Severall navall officers and Collectors where the
said Tobacco is taken in provided this be not repugnant to
the late Act of Parliament.

House adjourned for 2 hours.

Post merediem. The House mett.
M^r Taylard added to M^r Wilmer and M^r Tilghman to In-
spect the accompt of the 3^d for Arms &c.
A Bill for Impowering the Comissioners of Csecill County
Court to hold a Court this present year in Aprill, read the I^st
& 2^d times & passed.
A Supplementary act to the Act for Regulating ordinarys,
read the 2^nd time and passed.
The aforesaid bills, the address proposed to be sent to his
Maty, the Resolves of the house the two last Messages with
severall petitions referred from the hon^ble the Councill to this
house, and a Bill for the Naturalization of Peter Dowee sent
to his Ex^cy the Gov^r and his Maty^s hon^ble Councill, by Cap^t
Hill, M^r Hutchison, M^r Staley M^r Benj: Hall, M^r Lloyd, M^r
Carvile, M^r Lowe, M^r Whittington M^r Lane and Col Hanson,
who returne and say they have delivered the same.
Upon the reporte of the Gentlemen appointed to inspect the
3^d p hh^d given by his most sacred Majesty for purchasing
arms and amunition for the Country.

Resolve the following Message be sent to his Ex^cy and his
Maty^s hon^ble Councill, Viz:—
By the house of Delegates March the 28^Ih 1698. This

Original
Journal.

House have pused and considered Severall papers relating
to the accompt of the q^r parte of the 1^d given by his most
sacred Maty for the providing this province with Arms and
amunition &c and are not Satisfyed therewith, because
there is no certainty of time in any papers layd before us.
Therefore if your Ex^cy has any ace' under the hands of
George Plater and George Muschamp Esq. relating thereunto
which are more certaine, We humbly desire that your Ex^cy
would be pleased to communicate them to us if not that the
said George Plater and George Muschamp Esq. May be
ordered to prepare full and ample account thereof from the
time of your Ex^cy ffirst arrivance to be layd before the next
Sessions of Assembly.
Signed p order.
W Bladen Clk: house of Del:

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