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

Original
Journal.

is therefore recomended to your house that the said Bill may
rest in Custody of your Clk and that Copys of it be sent to
the Iustices of each County Court for their thoughts thereon
by which means as well the Dellegates of your house as the
members of his Matys honble Councill may deliberate & Con-
sult thereof and the Gen^ll mind of the Country be found upon
so great a Change as this will make in Order to a full Con-
tinuacon of this good work att next session of Assembly But
nevertheless this Board is ready to Ioyne in Conferrence as
Desired upon that Subject.
Signed p Order

W Bladen Cl. Concil.

Came M^r Campbell, M^r Ennalls, Maj^r Smith and M^r Willmer
with three Bills, one a Saveing to the Lord Baltemores Bonds.
A BillImpowering Benj^a Williams and his heires to sell Joseph
Williams Lands read the first time. A Bill for Transferring
the Officers Debts to the publick in Somersett County to
Maj^r Whittington read likewise the first time.
Upon reading the Bill for Salvo of the L^d Baltemores Bonds
and Bills, the said Bill is rejected and it not being thought fitt

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further to Indulge his Lordship then other his Matys Good
Subjects of this province for that his L^dp has it att his Own
Election either to Imploy some psons to gett his Bonds and
Bills renewed or otherwise to putt them in Suite.
Came M^r Sanders and M^r Tilghman with the Reporte of
the Comittee for regulateing the Chancery proceedings which
is as followeth Viz^t
Iournall of the Comittee Appointed to Conferr w^th some of
his Matys hon^ble Councill whether it is Necessary to Compose
any Law to regulate the Chancery proceedings held att the
porte of Annapolis the 7^th day of Iuly Ano. Dni 1699.

present

Col Henry Iowles
Rob^t Smith Esq^r of the hon^ble Councill

Maj^r Thomas Smith
Cap^t Philip Hoskins
Col Iohn Thompson of the house of Delegates
M^r Iames Sanders
M^r Walter Smith
M^r William Harris

The Comittee being mett they made Choice of Major
Thomas Smith for Chairman.
The Comittee haveing Considered and Maturely deliberated