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

L. H. J.

We therefore make our humble addresses that no Juryes
may be unjustly vexed, Menanced, overawed or detered for or
from freely giveing their virdict according to their conscience
and duty nor bound in any recognizances for the peace or
unjustly prosecuted for so doing but that they may have free-
dome and Liberty freely and clearly to give their verdict with-
out any apprehensions of fear or danger and be saved harm-
less for the same unless they may justly by law be attainted
and that all Jurors now at present under such recognizances
and prosecuted for the causes afores^d may be discharged of
such recognizances, and that such prosecution may cease.
And that this house and the whole province being assured
of your Ex^cys Justice in haveing these our Just aggreivances
redresst. May more heartily and Sincerely Ioyne in the per-
fecting the business of this province both for the hon^r of his
Maj^ty and the benefit of all his good and liege people of the
same.
Signed by Order
C Gregory Clk: house of Delegates.

Put to the vote of the said addresses shall be sent or not.
Carried in the affirmative.
Ordered that M^r Iames Saunders, M^r Mich^l Miller, M^r
Elisha Hall, Coll^o Iames Smallwood, M^r Thomas Staley, M^r
Edward Lloyd M^r Francis Ienkins, M^r Walter Cambell, M^r W^m
Harris and Coll^o Ninian Beale carry the afs^d bills and addresses
to his Ex^cy and Councill.
The peticon of the C^rs of Sam^ll Withers, read and refferred
till the next Sessions of Assembly.
Ordered that M^r Edward Lloyd give notice to D^r Iames
Benson Ex^r of the said Sam^ll Withers that he be and appear
at the next Sessions of Assembly to answer to the said
peticon.
M^r Iames Saunders and the rest of the members, returne
and say they have delivered their Message.
The hon^ble Tho^s Tench Esq^r and Coll: Addison enter the
house and M^r Tench informs M^r Speaker that his Ex^cy in his
Maty^s name comanded him and the whole house to attend on
him Imediately.

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M^r Speaker and the whole house go down to the Councill
Chamber where the house was called over, and Cap^t Waug-
hop, M^r Moreland Major Hamond, Cap^t Hill, M^r Young, M^r
Crauford, Cap^t Hoskins, M^r Benj^a Hall, M^r Ashman, M^r Ferry,
M^r Hemsley, Doctor Lookerman, M^r Hutchison and Major
Barton were absent.
His Ex^cy ordered the Message sent by Major Lowe &c. to
be read by the clk: of the Councill to which his Ex^cy delivered
M^r Speaker the answer.