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

Original
Journal,
p. 10

They returne and say they have delivered there Mes-
sage

By the house of Delegates Iune 30^th 1699:

May it Please yo^r Ex^cy
This house does humbly desire that yo^r Ex^cy will be pleased
to appointe some of his Mas^tys Honble Covncill to Ioyne in a
Comitte w^th some of the Members of this house to Consider
of the Reasons that obstructs the building of the Church &
ffree schoole to be built w^thin this port & towne of Annopolis
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

Ord^rd that Coll Ioⁿ Thompson & M^r Elisha hall Carry the
s^d Message to his Ex« and Covncill
They returne and say they have Delivered their Message
Resolved that Sixteen Members w^th M^r Speaker be a Sufficient
number to make a house to doe bussiness
Ord^rd Maj^r Ion Lowe M^r Symon Wilmore Cap* Richd Hill
M^r Ioⁿ Leech M^r Benj^a Hall Coll Edw^d Lloyd Maj^r Thomas
Ennalls M^r Ioⁿ Carvill M^r W^m Hutchinson M^r Ioⁿ Bozmon M^r
Iames Crawford M^r Rich^d Tilghman and M^r Michaell Miller
be appointed a Comitte to inspect and revise and Compleate
the body of Laws & for the drawing and Considerring of
such new Laws as shall be made this Sessions and pticu-
larly to Consider of the Law relateing to the Surveying of
Lands.
Resolved that the said Comittee goe out and Consider of
such their Charge and that they sitt in the Iury Roome.
The Honble Coll. Charles Hutchins Thos Brookes Rob^t
Smith Ioⁿ Hammond & Tho: Taskers Esq^rs all of his Maj^tycs
Covncill Enter the house and p^rsent the following Message

By the Councill in Assembly Iune the 30^th 1699:
Gent:
Yesterday his Ex^cy was pleased to lay before you Severall
of his Maj^tyes Royall instructions to the End you may discerne
thereby his Princely Care and Concerne for us and if you
have any thing to observe or advise towards the fullfilling &
pformance of them this board is ready to attend it and Joyne
w^th you therein.
The principale matters that are recommended to your Con-
sideration are the buisness of this Sesssions are these

1: The Reviseing & Comeposeing our Laws into one

Compleate Body according to his Maj^tys Royall instructions