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of the next Generall Assembly, shall not in any wayes abridge
the ppetuity of the said act.
The hon^ble Tho Tench and James Frisby Esq^r enter the
house.

Dies Iovis 10^mo Die Nov^es 1698.
By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly

Proposed that for the support of poor diseased Lame psons
if it shall please god that the Coole Springs continue to make
the like cures as lately, that the house would appropriate one
hundred pounds of the money, now in Banke besides the 800^l
now allowed towards defraying the Leavy for the building of
Tenem^ts at the Coole Springs for the Entertainm^t of such poor
and diseased psons who shall resort thither for cure of their
Lameness and Disease.
It is hoped that before the Serv^ll Acts for Imposicon &c are
expired there will arise thereon to the country near Eight or
nine hundred pounds. Wherefore in as much as the paro-
chiall Libraryes of bookes which are sent into this province and
which the Rever^d Do^r Thomas Bray is bringing in with him
are all by ffree guifts and severall subscriptions of well dis-
posed persons in England. It would be a great encouragement

L. H. J.

for such psons to se this province do something towards
purchaseing Bookes which may be not only beneficiall to pre-
sent but to future ages.
It is therefore proposed that the house would appropriate
one hundred pounds of what shall hereafter accrue upon the
said Imposicons to the purchaseing such beneficiall and neces-
sary bookes for the propogacon of Good Learning and virtue.
Signed p order
W Bladen Ck: Councill

Put to the vote if the act Entitled an act for the preventing
the great Evil occasioned by the multiplicity of horses should
be revived or not.
Carried in the negative.

By the house of Delegates Nov^r the 11^th 1698

The Message by the hon^ble Thomas Tench and Iames Frisby
Esq. was rec^d and for your Ex^cys proposalls for books and for
building at the Coole Springs this house are willing to concur
with your Ex^cy and Councill.
Remarkt, that no answer has been sent to the Message last
night relating to the hon^ble Councills allowance in money for

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