454 Assembly Proceedings, June 29—July 22, 1699.

Original
Journal.

to the Gov^r to raise ffifty Thousand pounds of Tobacco for the
Defraying any Emergent Occassion w^ch should happen &
further by an Act made ths p^rsent Sessions Entituled an Act
for secureing the frontiers &c authority is Given to the Com-
ittee therein appoynted to aduise and Concert such measures
as will Suppress any violence w^ch may be offered to this Prov-
ince by the Indians after the breaking vp of this p'sent
Sessions w^ch two Acts are thought Sufficient to Supplye what
is proposed & we Humbly Conceiue that if the Publick Leavy
be soe Defrayed out of the Publick Stock nothing would
Conduce more to the Hon^r of his Ex^cy & Gen^ll Assembly &
the Great Satisfaction of the Province in Gen^ll it being a
matter never before done in this Province
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell:

p. 88

Ord^rd M^r Iames Saunders & M^r Thos Staley Carry the s^d
message to his Ex^cy and Councill who returne and say they
haue dd the same

By the house of Dellegates Iuly 22^d 1699:

May it Please yo^r Ex^cy.
The small Donation wee have made to yo^r Ex^cy we Grant
was proportioned to our psent Circumstances not to yo^r deserts
nor our Inclinations wee are Glad to have it accepted
Wee acknowledge that since yo^r Ex^cys arivall our Charge
has been small and yo^r Govrnm^t Light & hope by yo^r Ex^cys
good Conduct civill affaires are now soe Establisht that they
may Continue soe that restraint of our Liberallity w^ch yo^r Ex^cy
seemes to hint at wee hope to Improue to yo^r Ex^cys Hon^r and
and future Benefitt and Satisfaction by firmly Engageing the
affections of the people to yo^r Service
Wee are sorry yo^r Ex^cy found such Difficultyes & scarcety
of Provisions here at yo^r first arivall
It is to be Considered that the Scarcity was Gen^ll every one
had much adoe to provide for themselfs and that wee suppose
restrained the Countrys usuall Civillity and Supplyes & that
Greater plenty will succeed. yo^r Ex^cy may please to Consider
that this Province has but very Lately been Received into his
Maj^tyes Immediate Protection & hithertoe things scarce reduced
to or fixed in a Certainty & therefore may be Excused if wee
are not soe well provided of a house for a Gov^r as those that
from the begining were soe but as wee have formerly Consid-
ered others in respect of a house we will give you noe occassion
to think you are less in our Esteeme then any predecessor nor