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

Original
Journal.

p. 46

be discharged from further prosecuteing the building of the
said Church Whereupon this house have resolved that the s^d
Maj^r Edward Dorsey shall refund to this province all the
money by him rec^d on Acc^t of building the s^d Church and that
he in Consideration of his failure in Complying with his Con-
tract and Agreem^t made for the finishing the said Church be
fined the Sufne of Two hundred p^d Sterl and Surrender what
work is by him due towards the foundation of the said Church
and that the s^d Maj^r Edw^d Dorsey be discharged from the
building of the said Church and that M^r Thomas Fielder and
M^r Henry Crofts be disengaged from that part of the Agreem^t
made with the said Dorsey in relation to the s^d Church if yo^r
Ex^cy and his Matys hon^ble Councill shall be pleased to Concurr
therewith
Signed p Order
C Gregory Cl house Del.

Whereto the following Answer was Sent to the house

By his Ex^cy the Governo^r and Councill Iuly the 6^th 1699

His Ex^cy and this Board Concurr with the houses resolves
therein onely as to the fine it is referred to the Consideration
of the house Whether it shall be Two hundred pounds Sterl
or any thing less as they think Convenient
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl. Concil.

Then Came from the house Maj^r Thomas Smith Col Thomp-
son, M^r Smith, M^r Willm Harris, Cap^t Philip Hoskins and M^r

Sanders and brought the following Message viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 6^th 1699.

The message by the honble Col Henry Iowles and Thomas
Tench Esq^r was here rec^d and read And this house humbly
prays that your Ex^cy will be pleased to appoint some of the
Gentⁿ of his Matys honble Councill to Ioyne in Conferrence
with some of the members of this house to Consider whether
it be necessary to Compose any Law to regulate the Chancery

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proceedings as is recomended in the said Message, And this
house have appointed, Maj^r Thomas Smith, Cap^t Philip Hos-
kins Col Iohn Thompson, M^r James Saunders, M^r Walter
Smith and M^r Willm Harris to Ioine in such Conferrence and
to Attend such of his Matys honble Councill as yo^r Ex^cy shall
be pleased to appoint and to Attend them att such time and
place as they shall direct.
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.