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Inclined to dispense with that part touching the heires, and
drawing to conclusion of the Conference.
Wee could not consent that, that part Touching the Lord
pro^rty
3. Theire hon^rs desired that the Comittee, would give a
favourable account thereof to the house the whole being for a
pious use, thereby to induce the house to Dispense with bothe
the objections by them made. W^ch this Comittee promised to
Doe
Resolved that the Sixty pounds in the Journall in May 1697
Sent to his Maj^ty to pay three ministers, be allowed to his Ex^cy
for the Councill Chamber.
C Gregory, Clk of the house of Delegates.

L. H. J.

Resolved, That matter relateing to the Conference be re-
ferred to the Consideracon of the next sessions of assembly.

By his Excell^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly
Nov^r 12^th 1698.

His Excellency is pleased to acquaint the house, that he did
not mencon the Countrys not being put to charge for a
Councill chamber, out of any designe to have any thing paid
him therefore.
Signed by order.
W Bladen clk: Councill.
The house adjournes till one a Clock.

Eod die the house mett againe, and were absent as before.
Proposed by a Member of this house that for as much as
this Sessions is not yett ended and the Pvinciall Court now
likewise mett whereby the Country will be putt to great
charge and Inconveniency whether it might not be requisite to
move to his Excellency in Councill that the provinciall Court
might be adjourned untill some other time.
Resolved that Cap^t Hill and Maj^r Hamond move the same
to his Excell^cy and Councill.
It being reported to this house by the Comittee for appor-
tioning of the publick leavy that those payments allready
allowed makes a fraction which would be very Prejudiciall for
the Collecting of the same but that with the addicon of 7241^l
pounds of Tobaccoe the same might be brought into whole
numbers, and the assessm^t would then be 66 pounds of Tobac-
coe p poll.
Resolved that the afores^d sume 7241 pounds of Tobaccoe

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