54 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

The house desire that when the Armes come in they may
be disposed of as his Ex^cy the gov^r & his Maj^tyes Hon^ble Coun-
cill shall thinke fitt and the necessityes of the Countyes require
As to the hon^ble S^r Tho^s Laurence Rep^rsentation this house
do think they have Sufficiently gratified M^r Povey to Dis-
charge those ffees if any due Signed p ord^r
W Bladen Cl. Dom: Del.

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly
march 31^st 1698.

Upon perusall of the reviveing bill, it is remarked the same
is made to Continue in full force &c: for three years or untill
the End of the next Sessions of Assembly w^ch is Contrary to

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the proposall being directed to be untill the end of the next
Gen^ll assembly &c. therefor his Ex^cy requires the originall
bills to be sent up to Examine the rest by.
The address to his Maj^ty is neither writt hansomely nor on
good paper, haveing sent herew^th two sheets of Guilt paper to
write an Originall & Duplicate upon but it is proposed that
Some further Clauses for the right Settleing of the Goverm^t
may be added. Signed p ord^r

Henry Denton

Cl. Council.

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r & Councill in assembly
March the 31^th 1698.

The reply of the houses to the answers sent you from this
board upon yo^r address concerning his Maj^tyes Lawyers
openion in the Case of M^r James Crawfords Suspention &c.
being againe read and taken into Consid'ation this board does
think the said address has been Sufficiently answered and
rather two mildly when you have p^rsumed to Question his
Maj^tyes Royall Perogative, and his Ex^cy would have you read
and consider well the Case of my Lord Cheife Justice Heath
who was not pmitted to plead at the barr w^th out the Kings
Especial leave as you may se in my Lord Cookes reports anno
dom: Caroli Regis in Banko regis fo: 375, and his Ex^cy would
know by w' Law or Charter any of the attorneys of this pro-
vince do plead in his Maj^ties Courts w^th in this Governm^t w^th
out the Kings special leave or lycense & you often mentioned
yo^r Rights or Lybertyes, the perticulars of w^ch he would know
and does advise you to read & consid^r those Enumerated by
the R^t hon^ble the Lords & Commons of England anno primo