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

Original
Journal.

& the Remainder applyed to defray the Publick Leavy as
Proposed to w^ch this board will assent
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Clk Councill.

A Bill for asscertaining the Laws of this province read the
first Time
The house adjournes till to Morrow Six of Clock

Die Saturni July 22^d 1699

The house mett againe & were Called Over
A Bill for asscertaining the Laws of this Province read the
second Time
A Bill for the building a Church at Annapolis Read Twice
Ord^rd that M^r Walter Smith M^r Thos Staley M^r Thos Hicks
& M^r Iacob Moreland Carry the s^d Bills to his Ex^cy & Councill
who returne & say they have deliverd theire Message
The Honble Coll Ioⁿ Courts & Thos Brookes Esq^r Enter
the house and p^rsent the following message.
Gent I did yesterday move his Maj^tys Honble Councill in
favour of M^r ffinley one who for his faithfull Service was
Recomended to me by a pson of Great worth & Hon^r at
home upon w^ch the Councill was pleased to Recomend the
same to you & theirin to Include my Bro^r allsoe for w^ch I am
obliged to them But least you should Misunderstand the
Councills Intentions from the Generality of the words I send
this to Explaine my meaning & Intentions th^t is not to Employ
either of them in any Eminent or Judiciall Employm^t but th^t
if Oppertunity should offer w^thout prejudice to other I might
put them into some Small Employ that may gaine them a
Competencye of Living
N Blakiston

A Bill for Serv^ts & Slaves Read the third Time & as-
sented to.
A Bill for adm^ton of Justice in Probatt of Wills read the
third time & assented to
A Bill for Enrollment of Conveyances read the third Time
& Assented to

By the house of Delegates July 22^d 1699.
May it please yo^r Ex^cy

p. 85

The Message by the Honble Thos Tench & ffrancis
Jenkins Esq^r about the Stopping 800^l as a fund was read &