158 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698.

Original
Journal.

Lays before them theire L^dps L^res to him of the 2^d of Sep^tr
1697 and the 23 of ffeb^ry 1697/8
The printed news lately by his Ex^cy received from New
Yorke Delivers severall representations to him relateing to
the Coole Springs in saint Marys County and proposes that if
the house doe Consent to have some small Tenem^ts built there
in the nature of an Hospitall he will giue twenty fiue pounds
sterling towards the building thereof
Recomends to the house that they would appoynt a Com-
mittee to state the Publick Revenue of the Province that the
sevorall Accounts may appear fairely made and that a seperate
Account be made of what belongs to the ffree schooles

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And that the said Comittee may Examine and State the
Charge of the building the State house that It may be pub-
lickly knowne for Satisfaction of the Country and all others
desiring to see the same.
Shews the house a Copy of M^r Cood and M^r Slys late
Articles ag^t him in reguard that sev^rall of them had relation to
many things done in the house the last Sessions
His Ex^ncy observes to the house their insisting to haue the
Clarke of their house sworne to secresie tells them that he
does not understand what they meane thereby but says he
thinks it very unparliamentary to order the Speaker of their
house to keep a Journall but says they themselves may tran-
scribe the proceedings during the sitting of the House at
their pleasure Tells them that he is willing that both the Hon^rble
his Maj^tys Councill and the sev^rall members of the house
should be sworne to secresye and this to prevent false storys
being told which distract the people.
Lastly his Ex^ncy is pleased to tell the house that ever since
he had had the hono^r to serve his most sacred Ma^ty in the
Station It hath pleased him to place him in he had endeavoured
nothing but for the Glory of God the service of his Ma^ty and
the Good of this Province to which and noe other Ends he
prayed Allmighty God to direct them.
Whereupon M^r Speaker and the Deputys take their Leave
of his Ex^ncy and the Board and returne to the house
Then Came from the house of Delegates M^r Willm Hutchi-
son and Cap^t Philip Hoskins and desire that M^r Gregory
might be sworne Clark of their house. And accordingly M^r
Gregory was sworne This Board adjourned till munday morn-
ing 8 a Clock.