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By his Excy the Govr & Councill in Assembly
Iuly the 20th 1699
This Board According to the Desire of the house of Dele-
gates of the 17th of Iuly Instant, Ordered the Attorney Gen-
erall to draw a Bill Concerning Marriages and p'sent to the
house which is done but no Answer Given what is become
of it
Therefore the Same is again recomended to yor Considera-
tion if any thing therein seem uneasy to persons Intending
Marriage or if any thing bearing too hard on the people
Called Quakers in reguard they are found a Civill and Quiett
people this Board are Content to regulate the Same as shall
be Advised But hold it highly Necessary to Take some Care
to restraine the Extravagant Growth of popery now m0re
Audatious then has been known Since his Matys Government
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl Council.
Came Mr Benjamin Hall, Col Ninian Beal & Mr Iohn Hall
and brought the following Bills (Vizt )
A Bill for Sumoning Grand & pettite Iurors
Which being read it is remarqued upon the following Mes-
sage Sent to the house Vizt
By the Councill in Assembly Iuly the 20th 1699.
Upon reading this Bill and Compareing it with his Matys
Royall Comission and Instructions it Appears to this Board
that his Maty has reserved those fines and Amerciaments to
his Royall use for Supporte of Governmt which is Conceived
very Agreeable to Iustice and reason since it is Generally dis-
obedience to his Royall Comands that Occasions such fines
which is the reason why this Board Cannot pass the said Bill
being derrogatory to his Matys Interrest and prerogative, It
is not without Observation that in all the Bills that has been
p'vented this Sessions those fines & forfeitures that were
formerly to his Matys use are now Applyed to particular uses
of the Country wch nevertheless for the good of the Country
and p'serving that union begun has been past here but we
canot but recomend to you to have some Consideration of the
prmisses for the future
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl Concil.
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