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March the 28^th 1698.
The Council again sate and were p^rsent.

His Ex^ncy ffran^s Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t Gen^rll &^ca
Coll Henry Jowles
Colonel George Robotham
Thomas Tench Esq^r
Colonel Charls Hutchins &
James ffrisby Esq^r

The heads of the Militia law lately drawne up by his Ma^tys
hon^ble Councill being fairly writt out together with three
Sev^rall Answers of this Board last Saturday drawne up being
perused were sent to the house by the hon^ble Colonel Robo-
tham & Esq^r Frisby.
Who returne and Say they have delivered the Message.
The Report of the Comittee about the Church & ffree School
with the Resolves of the House thereon being read the follow-
ing Remarques by this Board are made thereon.
Viz^t As to the Houses Opinion to Cap^t Hollands paym^t of
the tob: as they were last Sessions 1697.
This Boarde are of the Same Opinion as the Gentⁿ of his
of his Ma^tys hon^ble Councill were of the last Assembly do agree
with the Reporte of the Comittee as to the rest of it accord-
ing to the Sev^rall Resolves and Concurrences of the House
of Delegates.
This Board having taken into their serious Consid^racon
One Clause of the R^t Hon^ble the Lords Com^rs Letter in rela-
tion to the Duty of ten p Cent upon European Goods carryed
from hence to pensilvania. It is demanded by his Ex^ncy that
the Gentlemen of the Councill would give their Opinion
whether the said Imposition was an Obstruction ag^t Exporta-

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tion of European goods from England to that place, Who
having well weighed the said Matter do unanimously agree
that the Same is no manner of Obstruction at all.
As to that parte which mencons some partiality used in the
Execution of that Law, this Board do referr to the Sev'all
proceedings in Assembly any ways tending that way.
It is proposed that for the Encouragem^t of the people of
this province a law be made that all psons actually inhabiting
and residing within this province may have liberty to importe
Rume and other liquors from pensilvania paying only g^d p
Gall: therefore.
Produced and read a letter by his Ex^ncy reed from the R^t
hon^ble the Com^rs of his Ma^tys Customes dated the 26^th of
March 1697 Concerning a Certain Ship called the Sam^l and
Mary of Biddiford Dan^l Hayns Ma^r having given a Naviga-

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