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agrees with the former Act touching this Matter with which
Alteracons the said Bill will pass.
Came by M^r Iacob Lockerman and M^r George Ashman the
following Answer Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 15^th 1699.

This house have rec^d a Bill for Appeals and Regulateing
Writts of Erro^r Endorsed that it will pass with the Alteracons
proposed and as to the first Article this house have Consented
to the Amendm^t And humbly Conceive the limittacon being
one hundred pounds Sterl or 20000^ls Tobb^o to be According
to yo^r Ex^cys Comission, But if your Ex^cy and the hon^ble Coun-
cill shall be pleased to Consent to limitting of it to a less
Sume as pposed this house will be willing to Concurr there-
with and would be more to our Satisfaction

Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

The following Message sent from the house by M^r Iames
Sanders and D^r Iacob Lockerman Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 15^th 1699

Original
Journal.

The Message Yesterday sent by the hon^ble Thomas Tench
Esq^r and Col Iohn Addison in relation to Col Ninian Beal has
been here read and Considered and in respect of the good
Services th^t the said Col Beal had done for this province and
his willingness now in his old Age to Continue in the Service
of this Country have resolved that M^r William Hutchinson
buy and deliver unto the said Ninian Beal three negros and
that the said three negros shall be Invested in the said Beal
dureing his Naturall life and after dureing the naturall life of
his wife and after to such Child or Children as he shall by his
last Will and Testam^t dispose of them to, And that M^r Hutch-
inson have power to draw upon the Treasurer of the Westerne
shoar for the Sume of Seaventy five pounds for the paym^t of
the Same and that the said Negros for any Debt or Iudgem^t
whatsoever due from or recovered ag^t the said Ninian Beal
shall not be taken in Execution for the Satisfaction of any
Such Debt or Iudgem^t
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.
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