Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698. 165

sent you for your opinion whether the Roman Catholicks
within this province have not forfeited such his Ma^tys favour
heare.
Wee have resolved that the hon^ble Tho^s Tench and James
Frisby Esq^rs should be Joyned to a Comittee of such members
of yo^r house as you shall thinke fitt to appoint to inspect the

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publick Accounts since his Ex^cys Accession to this Governm^t
which are by him recomended to be examined and stated
And that Instructions be given to that Comittee That they
have recourse to the following Remarques Viz^t upon M^r Sam^ll
Watkins Acc^t that by Comon Reporte M^r Sheffield imported
about 50 negroes tho M^r Watkins gives the Country Crd' only
for 32.
That the Comitte inquere whether Majo^r Whittington paid
the Ballance of his Treasurers Acco^t to the Country.
To inquire into the Sev'all Acc^ts the Sherriffs have given the
publick Treasurers of the Imposition tob: on offices.
That the Acc^ts of Furrs to the Free Schools be extracted
and made up aparte from the Country Revenue.
And that the Charge of Building the Court house may be
drawne out fair that it may appear for the Satisfaction of the
province.
That the s^d Comittee take a particular Acc^t of what Serv^ts
and Negroes have been imported this year and from whence
the Serv^ts came, his Ex^cy being required by the Lords of the
Councill of Trade and plantations to send them such Acc^t
Herew^th is sent you the pet. of the Rang's on potomeck late
under the Comand of Cap^t Rich^d Brightwell which is refferred
to the Consideracon of yo^r house for their Reliefe.
Also the pet. of the Rangers in Baltimore County which is
referr'd to yo^r Consid^racon.
Signd p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl: Concil.

It being represented this day in Councill that Mr George
Tubman Minister of Charles County by a pretended Lycense
to him granted lately got himself marryed to a young Woman
in Charles County

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His Ex^cy is pleased to say th^t he thinks it highly necessary
to recorhend to the house of Delegates to settle the power of
granting Lycenses in the Rev^rend D^r Thomas Bray the R^t
Reverend the L^d Bishop of Londons Comissary in this Pro-
vince And that a Law be drawne up ascertayning the forme of
a Lycense, that the power be Comitted only to the Minister in
a County or to the Chief Justice where no minister is resident
Who shall not grant Lycenses to any of their County That

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