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

L. H. J.

Coll^o Henry Iowles and Thomas Tench Esq^r depart.
M^r Speaker with the whole house goe up to the Councill
Chamber.

Att the Councill Chamber.

His Ex^cy was pleased to recommend to the house the Con-
sideration of Severall Letters which he had rec^a trom the
Lords of the Comittee for Trade and Fforraigne Plantacons.
2^dly Concerning the Rangers.
3^dly The Indian Affairs.
4^thly Concerning the Indians at the head of the Bay, and
my Lord Baltemores ace' of the Indians.
5^thIy Concerning the Coole Springs.
6^thly The ace' of what money has been raised since his
Ex^cys comeing to the Govennment when att that time the
Country was in debt, but now by ace' there appears to be
about fifteen pounds Sterl: in banke and for which money has
been raised has been appropriated for the Kings Service and
the good of the Country and fore as much as it has so hap-
pened that there are small cropps of Tobacco made this year
his Ex^cy is pleased to declare he is willing that one halfe of
the money now in banke should be to the Easm^t of the
Country dues.
Whereupon his Ex^cy was pleased to deliver M^r Speaker the
Severall papers and acc^ts relating to the Severall foregoing
proposicons, and ordered them to returne backe to their house.
M^r Speaker and the house returne to the State House, where
M^r Speaker having taken the chaire adjournes the house for
an houre.

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Eodum Die. The house mett againe and were called over,
and were present as before.
Put to the vote if a Comittee should goe out to consider of
M^r Philip Clarkes attendance on this house this sessions.
Carried by the Majority of voices that a Comittee shall go
out to Consider thereof.
Resolved that a Comittee be appointed to bring in what
authorityes in Law they can produce for his Enlargement so
far as to attend this house.
And that they consider and draw up an humble address to
his Ex^cy on behalfe of the said Philip Clarke.
Ordered that M^r Iames Crauford, M^r Mich^ll Miller M^r Ed^w
Lloyd M^r Iohn Cavile, Maj^r Thomas Smith, M^r Elisha Hall,
M^r Iohn Hall, be appointed of that comittee.

The house adjourns for halfe an hour.