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Voted if the address should be carryed down to his Ex^cy
without any alteration or Amendm^t and Carried in the affirma-
tive.
Ordered that M^r Iacob Moreland M^r Iames Saunders, Major
Tho⁵ Smith, M^r Iames Crauford, Major Iames Smallwood, M^r
Tho⁸ Staley M^r Richard Tilghman, Major Thomas Ennalls,
M^r Iohn Carvile and Major W^m Barton, Carry the said address
to his Ex^cy
The house adjournes till one of the clock.

Eod: die, The house mett againe and were present as before.
M^r Speaker informs the house that hed rec^d a message from
his Ex^cy since the house adjourned that the house should
attend upon his Ex^cy Instantly.
M^r Speaker and the house go downe to the Councill
Chamber.
Att the Councill Chamber, the house was called over and
were absent Cap^t Thomas Waughop, M^r W^m Taylard, M^r
Philip Clarke, Major Iohn Lowe, M^r Thomas Beale, M^r George
Ashman, M^r W^m Hemsley, M^r Ffrancis Ienkins, M^r Iohn Boz-
man, M^r Walter Lane, and M^r Sam^ll Collins.
His Ex^cy was pleased to order the address sent on behalfe
of M^r Philip Clarke to be read, which accordingly was done.
Whereupon his Ex^cy Informs them that he would make
distinctions amongst them and se who were for the King and
who were against him for that M^r Philip Clarke is held in
prison for being Guilty of the breach of the Act of Assembly
of this province ag^t Divulgers of falce news for the breach of
which he hath been found guilty, as well as by the oaths of
the Grand Jury for the body of this province as by the Oaths
of the Petit Iury upon his tryall, and the Oaths of other evi-
dences.
His Ex^cy was pleased to order the af^d act of Assembly ag^t
Divulgers of falce news together with M^r Bladen deposicon to
be read.
Which accordingly was done.
Whereupon his Ex^cy was pleased to inform the house that
he is Imprisoned for six months by the virtue of that act and
that whosoever shall Endeavour to take him out of the Kings
prison he must declare him or them to be a Rebell or Rebells.
And his Ex^cy further Remarked that he admired how they
could say the prayer in the Litany ag^t Sedicion, and act as he
apprehended it, so seditiously.

L. H. J.

His Excellency ordered the house to returne back.
M^r Speaker and the house returne back, and M^r Speaker
having taking the chaire.
The house was adjourned for an hour.

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