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

Original
Journal.

were before on the Comittee to Consider the Indian Affair to
Ioyne Againe with the said Members of this house to Consider
of the matters Concerning the Rangers being Called in or
Some method being prescribed if the same shall not be Called
in to Supply them with provisions
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

Message by M^r Ashman and Cap^t Whittington from the
house Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 13^th 1699.

The Bills herewith sent were before this Sessions but tem-
porary Acts and Expired the last Sessions and According to
his Matys Royall Instructions are now made perpetuall with-
out any other alteracon and have been read twice in this house
and Approved off.
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del

An Act for the better Administration of Iustice in the
County Courts.
A Bill ascerteining what Damages shall be allowed upon
protested Bills of Exch. read the first time
A Bill prohibiting trade with the Indians for any flesh dead
or Alive Except Deer and Wild fowle read the first time and
sent to the house by Iames Frisby Esq^r and Thomas Tasker
Esq^r

The Board adjourned till 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon
Post Meridiem

p. 67

The Councill Sate p^rsent as before.
Brought from the House the Bills read here this morning
which were again read and sent to the house by Iames Frisby
& Thomas Tasker Esq^rs
It pleasing Allmighty God that a great Clap of Thunder &
Lightening fell upon the State house the house of Delegates
sitting therein which Splintered the flag Staff Strook down the
Vane burnt the flagg and sett the roof of the house in a flame
of fire and Strikeing through the upper Rooms Shattering the
Door posts & Window frames, Strook down and griveously
wounded Severall of the Delegates and more particularly Col
Hans Hanson L' Col Tho: Hicks and M^r George Ashman