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

L. H. J.

vince that this Comittee does referr the consideration thereof
to this house.
Resolved by this house that an address be drawne to his
Ex^cy and Councill for redressing the said aggreivances.
The Comittee appointed to consider the matter Relateing to
the Nanticoake Indians Enter the house and present their
Report in writing.
Ordered that the same be referred till to morrow Morning.
M^r Robert Mason Treasurer of the Western Shoare Enter
the house and presents his acc^ts to this house.
He was demanded when he accounted last.
Who made answer the I^st of June 1697.
He was demanded that for as much as Severall negroes
great Quantityes of rum and other Comodityes have been
since Imported whereby this house did believe he had a much
greater sume to account for then by his acc^os produced did
appear.

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He replys that his Ex^cy by his order in Councill did comand
him to cease from Executing the office of Treasurer and like-
wise did prohibite the Severall Navall officers accounting with
him, and that no officers have rendered him any acc^o this year.
Resolved that an address be drawn to his Ex^cy and Coun-
cill on behalfe of the s^d Mason to Capacitate him to rend^r his
acc^o
Moved by a member of this house that whereas it has
alwayes been a custome and practice for the public to allow to
the Severall Countyes on the Eastern Shore an annuall Sume
for the maintaining of a boat to transport the Delegates of the
Severall Countys to and from the assemblys from whence it
naturally concludes that there must be men to manage the
said boats who likewise must be paid for such their trouble
and labour and that it hath been alwayes the custome and
practice of this Province for all such persons to be paid and
allowed for such their Service by those Severall and respec-
tive Countys at the assessing and apportioning the County
leavyes, yett notwithstanding severall of the Justices upon that
shoare have been vexed, troubled and molested for such their
allowance under their pretence of their Leavying and assess-
ing the same upon the good people of this province Contrary
to Law.
Resolved that for as much as it hath hetherto been usuall
and Customary for such Severall and respective Countyes to
defray such charge by Taxing of it into the County Leavy
that this house does thinke it necessary that such Custome be
still continued.

The house adjournes till to Morrow Eight a Clock.