Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 299

three of the members of the house to Consider of the Erecting
such Tenem^ts
Signed p Order
Chr: Gregory Cl house Del.

The Hon^ble Col. Henry Iowles and Thomas Brook Esq^r
Appointed to Joine with the Members of the house upon that
Comittee
The Board adjourned till 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

The Councill mett p^rsent as in the Aforenoon
Read the petition of M^r Sam^ll Chew and Comp^a Merch^ts
praying Remittance for some Negros unfitt for Sale which this
Board think very reasonable and recomend to the Considera-
tion of the house of Delegates.
The petition of Andrew Gregg Master of the Ship provi-
dence of Dublin praying Suspencon of an Action upon a
Navigation Bond which M^r Iohn Scott of Calvert County
Entered into in the year 1689 att the request of the petitioner
and that his Ex^cy would be pleased to Signify what Certificate
or other Matter is necessary to Clear the petition^rs Bond Given
for the Navigation of the said Vessell. The said petition was
Ordered to be thus Endorsed
The within petition being read and Considered the petition^r
is referred to the Comon Law unlest he Can produce a Cer-
tificate from the Com^rs of his Matys Customs of England of
their being satisfyed with the unlivery of his Tobb^o in Scottland.
Signed p Order
William Bladen Cl Concil.

Original
Journal.

Then Came M^r Iames Saunders, M^r Iacob Moreland and
M^r George Ashman withe the following Message from the
house Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 3^d 1699

This house humbly prays That your Ex^cy will be pleased to
Appoint some of the Gent of his Matys hon^ble Councill to Con-
ferr with some of the members of this house Concerning the
business of Maj^r Edward Dorsey and that they will Appoint
their time and place and the Gentⁿ herewith sent will attend
upon them
Signed p Order
C Gregory Cl house Del.

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