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Ex^cy is pleased to acquaint the boarde that he has heared
Sev^rall Reports of my Lord Baltemores being Restored to
the Government herewith has given Occasion to the Roman
Catholics & other disaffected psons to be high & Lofty & not
only breeds great Dissatisfaction among his Maj^tys good Sub-
jects here but tends to the disturbance of his Maj^tys happy
Government here Established, and is also pleased to acquaint

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them with a Message Lately brought from the house by Major
Walter Smith & M^r Benjⁿ Hall to the Clke of the board for
some Councill papers which his Ex^cy is pleased to say he takes
to [be] an Improper thing without his privity & consent &
Ordered the Messengers to returne that Answer to the house
whom he thinks to send for to conferr w^th them about some
other Matters & Intends Likewise to talke with them about
some other things.
Read over the Sev^rall proposalls Considered at this board,
& read over the 15^th Instant which were Ordered to be Laid
before the House together with sev'all other papers formerly
ordered to be referred.
A Lre from one M^r Lutton to his Ex^cy about Turkyes, Wild
Deer &^ca read.
His Ex^cy is pleased to direct the hon^ble Thomas Tench Esq^r
& Colonel John Addison to go & Command the Speaker, &
the whole house to attend his Ex^ncy in Councill presently or
otherwise to Signifye, that if the Speaker was very much in-
disposed (as It is rep^rsented) that he is not able to come so farr,
his Ex^cy is pleased to Signifye that he will come downe to the
Speakers Chamber.
The said Gentⁿ Returne & say they have delivered their
Message & that the speaker is so very Ill he is not able to
come so farr th^t the house do say they will send a message by
some of their owne Members.
Which answer being brought by M^r Walter Campbell & M^r
Carvile (Viz^t)
By the house of Delegates March the 17^th 1697/8.
This house considering the sickness of our Speaker if your
Ex^cy pleases to condescend so farr as to come downe to the
Speakers Chamber we shall be ready to receive your Ex^cy
Signd p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl Dom Del

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His Ex^cy is pleased to go attend with the Gentⁿ of his
hon^ble Councill to the speakers Chamber where being placed
he is pleased to acquaint them that since they Were Last in
Conferrence he had rec^d some Lrs: out of England which he
thought fitt to communicate to the house & accordingly was
read part of the Letter by his Ex^cy rec^d from his Grace the

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