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

Original
Journal.

Read the petition of Leiv^t Col Smithson publick Treasurer
of the Eastern Shoar praying allowance of Some money he
paid the hon^ble Col Charles Hutchins for the Countrys Acc^t
Ordered that he be Allowed therefore
Maj^r Edward Dorsey's petition read and referred to the
Consideration of the house of Delegates.
The said petitions and Bills this day read with the Amend-
m^ts proposed sent to the house of Delegates by Iames Frisby
and Thomas Tasker Esq^rs
Came Doctor Iacob Lockerman and M^r George Ashman
and brought the Bill for Appeals and Writts of Erro^r which
being Amended as proposed is agreed to, and sent back to
the house.
It being the opinion of this Board that it is for the ease and
Advantage of his Matys Subjects here that Appeals should be
granted from the provinciall Court to the Governo^r and Coun-
cill for 50^l sterl or 10000^ls of Tobb^o

p. 71

Came M^r John Hall and Cap^t Walter Campbell from the
house with the following Message Viz^t

By the honse of Delegates Iuly the 15^th 1699

. This house are willing to Consent to such Amendm^ts as are
proposed but humbly desire to know to whom the Vestrys
shall render their Acc^ts for that this house think it unreason-
able for the Severall Vestrys to Come to Annapolis to render
such Acc'^s Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

Whereto the following Answer was Sent by Rob^t Smith
Esq^r and Maj^r Iohn Hammond Viz^t

By the Councill in Assembly Iuly the 15^th 1699.
This Board never had any thoughts of obligeing the Vestrys

to Come to Ammapolis to render their Acc^ts of their disposeing

of the ten pounds of Tobb^o p head but that they should render
their Acc^t to the Iustices of their County Courts

Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl Concil.

The Board Adjourned till two in the Afternoon