Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 295

parliam^t to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and
Supremacy & Subscribed the Test and Association.
Read the returne of Iames Round Esq^r of Som^rsett County
in Obedience to the Order of Councill of the day of
May last, relateing to the Indian Land in Somersett County
upon which Iohn parker had made a forceable Entry which
said returne is well Approved of, And Advised that in Case
the s^d Iohn Parker do refuse to quitt the possession thereof
when his Corne is Gathered that the said M^r Rounds be Or-
dered and Impowered to dispossess him.

Original
Journal.

Read the petition of M^r Rob^t Yates of Charles County
praying that the Last Will and Testam^t of Iames Pyer of
Charles County may be recorded in the Comissarys office for
security of the Younger Childrens portions which well approved
off and recomended to the Consideration of the house of
Delegates.
The Board adjourne till 8 att the Clock
to Morrow morning

Iuly the I^st 1699.

Councill Sate P^rsent as yesterday
Came Cap^t Hoskins to acquaint his Ex^cy and the Board that
the Sumersett County Burgesses were Arrived and that the
house desired his Ex^cy would be pleased to send some of the
Councell to Swear them
Whereupon Col Charles Hutchins and M^r Francis Ienkins
were sent to the house and Ordered the Oaths to M^r Bozmane,
M^r Collins and M^r Lane who Subscribed the Test and Asso-
ciation.
Then was sent the following Message by M^r Iacob Moreland
and M^r Walter Lane from the house Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 1^st 1699.

Takeing again into our Consideration the Copy of Some of
his Matys Instructions layd before us we find some paragraphs
haveing relation to the Assembly and the Inhabitants of this
province particularly the ninth wherein his Ex^cy is Instructed
to Cause a survey to be made of the most Considerable Land-
. ing places Harbours &c to Erect fortifications &c. not doubt-
ing of the Cheerful Complyance of the Inhabitants.

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To which we humbly Answer that this province from one
side to the other being so luxuriant in Navigable Rivers and
Creeks and those Rivers and Creeks haveing so many branches
Navigable and so many Capacious Harbours and fair Landings

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