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this Province as for yo^r soe free & Generous undertakeing in
being a mediatour for us before such time as wee were Known
unto you but p'sume that yo^r owne Generous Inclination was
the only motive that then Induced you wherefore w^th the more
Cheerfull assurance of yo^r Continuance of yo^r wonted good-
ness wee Subscribe o^r Selfs yo^r Ex^cys Most Humble and Obe-
dient Serv^ts

Original
Journal.

Signed in behalf of the House of Delegates Thomas Smith-
son Speaker
Ord'd That M^r Michaell Miller M^r Tho: Ennalls M^r Iacob
Loockerman M^r Tho: Waughop M^r Benj^a Hall M^r Iohn Boz-
man M^r Ioⁿ Lowe M^r Iames Smalwood M^r Philip Briscoe &
M^r Tho: Hicks Carry the said Message & p^rsent to his Ex^cy in
Council who returne and say they have Deliverd there
Message.
The Honble Ioⁿ Hammond & ffrancis Jenkins Esq^rs Enter
the house and Bring back these following Bills Viz.
A Bill for the height of fences &c
A Bill Impowering the Corn's of the County Co^rts &c raise
money &c.
A bill for highways & makeing the heads of Rivers w^th the
following Remarke
Vpon the reading & Considering the Bill for Marking
highways &c It is Conceived that the Bill obliges Every Master
of a ffamily to send all his Taxables w^ch is Too hard to the
Master.

By the house of Delegates Iuly 15^th 1699.

The house have Considered the alteration pposed to be
made in the Bill for high wayes & makeing the heads of
Rivers Creeks branches &c passiable &c & Humbly Conceive
that such alteration as is pposed that Every overseer &c
should not be oblidged to send all his Male Taxables would
be to throw the whole Burthen thereof upon the poore only
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

Ord'd th^t M^r W^m Hutchinsson & M^r Tho: Hicks Carry the
said Message who Returne and say they have deliverd the
same.
The Honble Coll Ioⁿ Addisson & Coll Ioⁿ Courts Enter the
house & Bring back the Bill for settling a Revanue on his
Maj^ties P^rsent Gov^r w^ch past for Engrossing as all soe the follow-
ing Message

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