36 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

Used to the great Disatisfaction of the Country all which, we
humbly Submitt to y^r Ex^ncys great wisdom
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Cl Dom Del.
In Answer whereto

p. 53

By his Ex^ncy the Govern^r & Councill in
Assembly March the 25. 1698

The Address of the house this day Sent by M^r Harris &
others, representing Some grieveances &^c This Board require
that all other Matters of th^t Nature Lying before you may be
Sent up hither that a propper Answer may in Due ord^r be
giuen, reminding w^th all that no answer has yett been giuen
to part of a Message from this board for transmitting hither
the Comittee of Greiuances Iournalls, neither haue you sent
any manner of Answer to Sev^ll other Matters proposed.
Signed p Order
Hen: Denton Cl Co^ll

By his Ex^ncy the Govern' and Councill in
Assembly March 25^th 1698.

In Answer to the resolve of the house this day Sent con-
cerning the Millitia of this Maj^ties Province, This Board doe
Solemnly declare that if any Misfortune or Accident should
happen to this his Maj^ties Gouern^mt (which God forbidd) for
want of Regulating the Millitia, According to proposalls
herew^th Sent, (from w^ch Regulation in all [probability] the
Country might be secured) you are the psons chargeable as
likewise for w^ht fines the people will lay to for not complying
w^th the p^rsent Law
His Excell^cy is pleased to direct his Maj^tys hono^ble Counc^ll to
consider and draw up Some heads of proposealls Suitable ag^t
to Morrow Morning
M^r Collier Nav^ll Officer of the port of W^m Stadt & Hen
Denton Nav^ll Officer of the port of Annapolis made oath to
their Acc^tts in p^rsence of the Comittee of Acco^tts Cap^t Gilbert
Lievesley came and made oath before his Ex^ncy in Councill,
that he once passed a Navigacon Bond in this Province ab^t 13 :
or 14: years agoe; for which he brought in a Certificate of
Discharge next yeare & dd it to M^r Henry Low.