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and passing through the upper Room where the Comittee of
Laws was sitting, strook dead M^r Iames Crawford one of the
Delegates of Calvert County & one of the s^d Comittee to the
great Astonishm^t of all persons, But it so pleased God by the
Active Care and personall p^rsence of his Ex^cy the Gov^r the s^d
fire was quickly Quenched a showr of rain happening Imedi-
ately thereupon And the Records p^rserved as also the house
with little or no Considerable Damage And this occasioned
the Adjournm^t of this Board 'till 8 of the Clock to Morrow
Morning.

Fryday Iuly the 14^th 1699.

Councill in Assembly Sate p^rsent as yesterday with the
Addition of Col Henry Iowles
Came Cap^t Hutchison and Col Ninian Beal from the house
w^th the Reporte of the Comittee ab^t Indians which was returned
to the house (thus Endorsed) by Thomas Tench & Iohn Addi-
son Esq^rs Viz^t

By his Ex^cy the Governo^r and Councill in Assembly
Iuly the 14^th 1699

This Reporte has been here read and this Board Concurr
with the house of Delegates in Approveing thereof and
recomend it to the house to prepare a Bill Accordingly.

The Consideration of this Subject brings into remembrance
the many Signall Services and Laborious Endeavours of Col
Ninian Beal one of your Members which he still Continues

Original
Journal.

Willingly Even beyond what his age seems Capable of; And
that good Services may not go unrewarded and others in time
to Come Encouraged thereby to Exert their Abilitys in the
Country Service It is recomended to your Consideration to
make him some Allowance out of the publick Stock to the
Value of a hundred pounds or so much money as will buy him
four Negro's and that Some person may be Appointed to buy
and deliver them to him and that they may be Settled in Some
person for his use and Supporte dureing his life and after
dureing his Wifes and after to such Child or Children as he
shall dispose by his last will and Testam^t and not Subject to
paym^t of any the said Beal's Debts

Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl: Concil.

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