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

Original
Journal.

of that County & such other p^rsons as yo^r Ex^cy shall appoint to
direct to run out theire Land but for the other Indians it is
referred to a Comittee Especially Appointed to Consider
thereof
6. Requires no answer
7. The petitioner is referred to the Comon Law for redress
8. Referred to the next Sessions of Assembly
9. Rejected by this House
10. The petⁿ Granted and that this house will pay the debt
& Cost in the Currant mony of this province
11. Voted that a Bill be p^rpared to repeale the Act of
Assembly of the province made in May 1697 Entituled an Act
for ascerteining what shall be the Shffs duty in & upon
returnes by them made for publick Dues and Officers ffees.

12. Layd Aside no p^rson appearing to prosecute

13. This House Cannot spare any Member
14. This house dos Conceive that M^r Man has not
Complyed with halfe the bussiness which M^r Perry was to do
and that M^r Perry did save the Country sev^rall penall Charges
which has been allowed by this house this Session Wherefore
we humbly Conceive that Twenty pounds Sterl: is a sufficiant
Recompence for such his Trouble provided he go the other
Journy Mentioned in the proposall which this house is willing
to allow him and no more
Sign'd p order
C Gregory Clk of the house Del:

Ordered that the Nanticoke Indians land be run out by
Major Thomas Ennalls Surveyo^r of Dorchester County in the
p^rsence of Colonel Charles Hutchins Robert Smith Esq^r &
Major Tho^s Hicks
This Board adjourn'd untill to morrow morning at 8 of the
Clock
His Ma^tys Councill in Assembly Sate p^rsent as yesterday
unless Colonel Courts
Read a Bill ascertayning how marriages and Marriage
Lycenses shall be Contracted and granted with this province
read the first time

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Read the petition of the Crd^rs of M^r Sam^ll Withers praying
an Act may pass for Sale of his Lands to pay his just Debts
read & referrd to the Consid^racon of the house of Delegates
M^r John Dorsy's petition referred to the Consideracon of
the House
Joseph Walkers petition read and referrd to the house
Read the petition of M^rs Awdry LLewellin Ad^rx of John
LLewellin late Clk of the Councill deced praying Allowance
for one year and an halfs Sallarye due to her husband