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

Original
Journal.

Post Meridiem

Councill Sate p^rsent as before.
Came D^r Lockerman & other Members of the house to
Desire that Some of the Members of this Board might be sent
to Administer the Oath &c to Maj^r Whittington a Member
newly returned for Somersett County.
Whereupon, Col Francis Ienkins was sent with the af^d Bills
and Ordered to swear Maj^r Whittington

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M^r Attorney Gen^ll produced Certein Instructions Which he
Intended for the Severall Clks of Indictments in the County
Courts of this province which were read and well Approved
of sent to the house of Delegates for their perusall by M^r
Attorney Generall.
Came M^r Rich^d Tilghman and Cap^t Philip Hoskins who
brought the following Message Viz^t

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 19^th 1699

May it please yo^r Ex^cy
This house haveing taken a review of all the Laws within
this province have found Severall of them defective and Sev-
erall others that were Temporary Expired and others which
were att the first makeing of them ppetuall upon which
review this house have resolved that the Severall Laws a list
whereof is herewith sent shall be Continued in force and that
these together with such other Laws as shall be passed this
Sessions shall be deemed reputed and taken the Body of Laws
for this province and that all other Act or Acts Law or Laws
whatsoever that have been made since his Matys takeing this
Government under his Imediate Care Saveing such Laws w^ch
either are or shall be by his Most Sacred Maty to this time
Confirmed shall and may be hereby repealed and that a Bill
for Repealing such Laws be prepared therefore these Laws
which we desire to be Continued perpetuall & unaltered we
have sent to your Ex^cy and Councill that if you please they
may be Compared with the Books from whence they were
transcribed haveing been allready Compared by this house
Signed p Order
Chr. Gregory Cl house Del.

The Board adjourned 'till 8 of the Clock to morrow morning

Iuly the 20^th 1699

Councill Sate present as Yesterday.
The following Message sent to the house by Thomas Tasker
Esq^r Viz