Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 399

for the said Land and doe purpose to send one of the mem-
bers of this house to have the said ffifty acres of Land Con-
veyd by the said Iohn Dent and his wife w^ch Conveyance wee
have herewith sent for yo^r Ex^cys and the Covncill pusall
desireing it may be referrd to his Maj^tys Att^ry Gen^ll for his
approbation thereof

Original
Journal.

And further this house have sent therewith an Ord^r on M^r
Rob^t Mason Publicke Treasurer on the western shore for the
payment of the money In the said Indenture Specified accord-
ing to the Contract made w^th the said Trustees w^ch ord^r if yo^r
Ex^cy & his Maj^tys Honble Covncill will be pleassed to Concurr
w^th and signe the same this house will doe the Like and Dis-
patch the said Mesenger that the same may be Compleated
and that this house may further Consider how to Dispose of
the remaining part of the money assigned for th^t Use.
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell:

Ord^rd that M^r Walter Campbell & M^r Ioⁿ Lowe Carry the
said message who returne and say they have Dd the same.
The Committee appoynted to Concurr w^th his Maj^tys Honble
Covncill Enter the house and p^rsent there report w^ch being
read was read to a full house to Morrow morning.

By the house of Delegates Iuly 7^th 1699.

The Message by the Honble Charles Hutchins & Rob^t
Smith Esq^r has been here rec^d and read and this house has
pused M^r Isaac Millers Letfs and acco^tts and are of opinion
that the armes w^ch are Come in since his Ex^cys arivall be Lodged
in the Gen^ll Magazine at the Porte of Annapolis Except the
Drumes and Trumpetts w^ch it will be necessary to dispose oi
to the Severall Countyes where the same are wanting for that
the Delegates of Cecill Baltemore Dorchester and S^t Maryes
Countyes have represented to this house that these Countyes
are not supplyed w^th nor have they any such warlike Instru-
ments amongst them. And as for the three hundred and odd
Quarter barrells of Gun Powder this house think it adviseable
for preventing of the same being spoyled or Damnifyed that
Twelve Quarter Barrells of Gun powder be sent to Each
respectiue Covnty to be Lodged for the Countryes Service and
that the Same be Distributed in the said Countys according to
the Discression of the Coll: or other principle Millitary officer
of the said County and that seven whole Barrells of the s^d Gun
powder be Lodged in the afsd Gen^ll Magazine to be ready on any
Emergent occassion the remaining part to be Equally distri-

p. 33

buted and Sent to the Severall Coll or other principle Military

p. 34