Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698. 19

Mar^ch the 18^th 1697/8.

The Councill again Sate & were p^rsent as yesterday.
Read a Petition of the Vestrymen of S^t Pauls Parish in Kent
County shewing the Inconvenience of the bounds of the s^d
Parish w^ch they pray may be altered
Ordered the s^d Petition be referr'd to the Consideracon of
the house of Delegates at being also recomended to the House
that enquirey be made whether some other parrishes in this
Province lye not under the same unhappy Circumstances.
The Petition of Jn^o Perry about his house is read & granted
pvided the house of Delegates Assent thereto to whom itt is
refferr'd
Brought from the house of Delegates by M^r Hawkins & M^r
Jenkins the following message Viz^t )

Original
Journal.

By the house of Delegates Mar^ch 18^th 1697/8.

For as much as this house did give Instructions to their
sever^ll Members to debate in the Comittee with his Maj^ty
hon^ble Councill whether itt might not bee thought fitt to dis-
continue the Rangers at the Garrison att Potomeck and
strengthen those frontier plantacons by placing some psons
there Constantly to reside upon reading the report of the s^d
Comittee Wee doe not find that the same hath been as
yett debated. Therefore we humbly desire yo^r Ex^ncy & his
Maj^tys hon^ble Councill to direct yo^r members to Continue the
Conference w^th ours.
Sign'd p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl Dom Del.

The Gent of that Comittee were Ordered further to Consult
that matter.
Also the following Message Came from the house by
M^r Mich^ll Miller & other members Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Mar^ch 18^th 1697/8

Wee have appointed our members herewith sent to joyne
w'^h some of the hon^ble Board according to pposall to Inspect
the Acc^t of the Money given towards building of the Church
att Annapolis Viewing the worke still to bee done att the
State House &^ca & have sent them to acquaint yo^r Hon^r
therew^th & that Wee desire they should meet this afternoon
att Coll^o Robothams Chamber in order to make Reporte
thereof to the House.
Referr'd for further Signed p Ord^r
Consideracon. W Bladen Cl Dom Del.

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