Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22,1699. 377

w^ch being well Effected will be of Great use and benefitt to
this province & is therefore Recomended as the first and
most materiall

Original
Journal.

2: The Affaire of the Church at Annapolis agreed for &
Money has been raised by the Publick but Little or noe
advance made therein by these who vndertook it what further
Course therefore shall be taken for the Compleating of the
same is the next thing to be Considerd
3: The affaire of the Indians by whome a murther on two
p^rsons has been lately on the ffrontiers Committed by w^ch the
Inhabitants are put into Great fears & Dangers & the ffronters
likely to be deserted if not Speedily taken Care of what Corse
is therefore to be taken to Suppress such outrages & secure
the ffronters but sume p^rsons not yet come that is Expected
as allsoe some Indians may give further insight to that matter
w^ch otherwise would have been one of the first things thought off.
If you haue any thing to offer as from your Self for his
Mas^tyes Service and good of the Country this board is ready
to attend it and Give you their best & Cordiall Assistance and
are fully assured of his Ex^cys desire & rediness to doe us good
in all things
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Clk Council.

The Honble Thomas Tench Iames ffrisby and Iohn Courtes
Esq^rs and Maj^r W^m Dent his Mas^tye Att^ry Gen^ll enter the house
and p^rsent the following Message.

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r &c.
Gent:
I returne you my vtmost thankes for the good construction
& Compliance you are pleased to have of what I have said to
you and it is an vnspeakable Satisfaction to me to see you all
soe Candid in yo^r Expressions by w^ch I am morally assured
that your actions in this Assemb: will demonstrate the good
Effects this province will receive under yo^r Conduct if I were
to answer Every paragraph of yo^r Kind returne it would take
vp too much time w^ch is now so valuable therefore shall onely
assure you th^t as to my owne pticular I will allways make it
my Study to meritt yo^r good opinions & will w^th all alacrity
psue those measures you desire & w^ch are Suitable to mine
owne inclinations in not being too hasty in takeing any thing
by a wrong handle.
Signed by his Ex^cyes Comand
W Bladen Clk Council.

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