Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 383

Read the Petition of M^r Iohn Dent praying to have an ord^r
from this house for himselfe & his heirs to keep Ord^ry at the
Coole Springs & to pay noe Lycense nor to Admitt any other
to keep Ord^ry there.
It is the opinion of this house that if he will Keep Ord^ry
he may applye himself to the County Co^rt but this house will
not restrain any other pson from Keeping Ord^ry there that
will sett vp.
The house Adjournes till Monday Morning seven of Clock

Dies Luna Iuly 3^d 1699.

The house mett and were Called over and were p^rsent as
on Saturday Except Maj^r Walter Smith.
Read over what was Done on Saturday
Proposed by the Treasurer of the Eastern Shoare that
whereas by the Act of Assembly laying an Imposition on

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Journal.

Severall officers that There is a great Arrear due from the
Severall officers in Dorchester and Sum^rsett Countys and
that notwithstanding he hath prosecuted them to Iudgm^t you
Cannot Gett the Tobacco but that now he has an Oppertunity
that he Can dispose of the same good & Bad Together for
six shillings p hundred if this house will Consent Thereto.
Resolved by this house that the said Treasurer dispose of
the same for Six Shillings p hundred.
Ord^rd that Maj^r Thomas Smith Cap^t Philip Hoskins & Coll
Ioⁿ Thompson be appointed a Comittee to inspect the Publick
Accounts of this province and Ord^rd that the s^d Comittee goe
to M^r W^m Bladen Clk of his Mas^tys Honble Covncill & require
of him the Agreem^t made with Maj^r Edward Dorsey for the
building the Church & ffreeschoole in the Port of Annapolis.
Ord^rd that M^r W^m Taylard prepare a Conveyance to Invest
the Lands Taken up for the vse of the Coole Springs to the
Trustees for the vse of the poore and that he bring in the
Same by four of Clock in the afternoone.
The Honble Coll Iohn Addison Coll Iohn Courts & M^r W^m
Bladen Clk of his Maj^lys Honble Councill Enter the house &
p^rsent the following message and bring into this house his
Ex^cys Comission

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r &c Iuly 3^d 1699.
Gent
My reguards and Respects are very pticular to yo^r house
& I would not willingly Omitt any thing for it is the Intention
that makes the Action the True reason that I did not send my

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