32 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

noone, but I know not by what Authority Since you haue
neither asked his Ex^ncys Leaue nor haue his ord^r for soe doing:
I am of Oppinion tho the Gentlemen of his Maj^ties Hono^ble
Councill in Assembly haue theire Rights and priviledges as
well as the Gentlemen of the House of Delegates, and are to
giue answers in theire places; howeuer to shew you how ready
I am to giue you Satisfaction in your Demand, I haue sent
my Cl. w^th the Kings Ord^r for your pusall and doe acquaint
you I haue taken As Yett noe ffees at all relating to pattents
Sauing the ffee for records to Such as M^r Carroll Sent me,
and which I returned to him again which I am Informed I
haue the Sole Right to take and detaine since I am only
Comanded by his Maj^ty to record them, If M^r Carroll take the
Same ffee of an 120^l for Entering the pattents, Lett him
Answer for what Law he does it for, I haue no part of It This
is S^r what I haue to Offer you from
Your Humble Servant
Thomas Lawrence

p. 48

Die Mercur 23^o Martis. 1697/8.
By the house of Delegates.
Resolued that the Cl. of this house giue notice to the
hon^ble S^r Thomas Lawrence Bar' his Maj^ties Secretary of this
Province and to M^r Charles Carroll Cl. of his Lordsp^s Land
Office to Attend the House on ffryday fn the Affternoone in
ord^r to Satisfie them how they both demand the full ffees for
Pattents. Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl Dom Del.

March the 25 1698.

The Councill againe Sate and were present as Yesterday
Brought from the house of Delegates by M^r Benjamen Hall
and other Members the following Messages

By the House of Delegates March the 25, 1698.

This House haue againe taken into Consideracon the
Matter of the Piscattaway Indians, and doe think it soe
Inconsid^rble that they doe not much regarde whether any
Message be Sent to them or not, or whether they doe come
in or Stay out. Yett if your Ex^ncy thinks fitt to send to S^r
Edmond Andross his Maj^ties Govern^r of Virginia to haue leaue
to send through his Govern^mt to them, We Leaue the Same
to your Ex^ncys better Judgment.