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

Original
Journal.

Resolved that answer be Drawne up & sent to Message by
Coll Hutchins w^ch was Drawne up as followeth (viz)
The Honble Ioⁿ Hammond & Thomas Tasker Esq^rs Enter
the house & p^rsent the following Message (viz)

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Counciil in Assemb:
Iune 30^th 1699.

Ord^rd that the Honble Maj^r Iohn Hammond & Thos Tasker
Esq^rs doe Ioyne w^th the members of the house appointed of a
Comittee to Consider what obstructs the bulding the Church
& ffree scoole in this Towne & porte of Annapolis.
Signed p Ord^r W Bladen Clk Counciil

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By the house of Delegates Iune the 30^th 1699:

The Message by the Honble Coll. Charles Hutchins Thomas
Brooks Esq^r Rob^t Smith Esq^r Maj^r Ioⁿ Hammond and Thomas
Tasker Esq^r was received
1: As to the first Article wee Humbly offer that this house
have all ready appoynted and sent out a Select Comittee for
the Reviseing & Compleateing the Body of Laws
2: This house have appoynted M^r Sam^ll Young M^r Iacob
Moreland M^r Tho. Staley for to Ioyne w^th his Maj^tyes Honble
Covncill to Consider of the building of the Church & ffree
Schoole
3: As to the Indians Affaires this house will take it into
their Consideration when such further Testiamoney as is
Expected Comes to Towne.
4: As to his Mas^tys Royall instructions w^ch your Ex^cy was
pleased to Lay befor us wee have Considered of them & doe
not find any thing Lyes directly upon us to Answer
Indeed in the Eighth Paragraph wee find something men-
tioned of the Indians w^ch instructions wee shall pforme as yo^r
Ex^cy and his Maj^tyes Honble Counciil & this house shall agree
upon when the Indian Matters shall come under Consideration
Ord^rd that M^r Sam^ll Young M^r Iacob Moreland & M^r
Thomas Staley Carry the aboue Message to his Ex^cy and
Covncill
Who returne & say that they have delivered there Message
Vpon motion made to the house by Coll: Ioⁿ Thompson that
dureing setting of the Last Sessions he had been served w^th
a Sup^a by Iohn Gray one of the vnder Sheriffs of this Covnty
Contrary to the Priviledges of this house and that the s^d Iohn
Gray was now an officer attending upon his Ex^cy and the
Covncill.