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

Original
Journal.

have the Power of Raising money yet you Cannot dispose of
the Same without the Joynt Consent of his Ex^ncy and his ma^ts
hon^rble Councill.
3^d About the Reflection Cast upon his ma^ts hon^rble Coun-
cil]. The answer of the house thereto is as ill rep^rsented as
their intended Resolve in that matter.
5^th Concerning the Committee about Indian affaires in
October His Ex^ncy does say that he with advice of his Ma^ts
hon^rble Councill has power (paramount to yo^rs) of calling
together any number of men to Consult of any matter or
thing for his M^atys Countreys Service which that was for, and

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this greater number may appoint a Committee to draw up
the Severall matters & things into certain heads, which was
by them done & his Ex^ncy not with them, and whoever Re-
ported to yo^r house that those which called together upon th^t
most urgent & weighty Occasion (in Ord^r to the putting his
ma^ts leige people of this his province to as little [expense] as
possible) durst not ffreely debate the matter w^th him & does
not prove it upon Oath; he looks upon it to be a ffalse Scan-
dalous and Seditious Report upon this his Ma^ts Governm^t
when the Clerk of this Board Agreed with the Last Assembly
and not this. It was upon the same ffoot with the Clerk of
the house, and if further allowance is thought- fit to be made
to him the same Reason Subsists for the other.
6: As to what answer you give in Relation to M^r Benj^a
Halls protested bills. This Board does say th^t if it does not
Consist w^th the hon^r of yo^r house the s^d matter should be Re-
ferred. It does not Consist with the Justice of his Ex^ncy & his
ma^ts hon^rble Councill to allow of it untill they are better Satis-
fyed, and they suppose that the delaying the paym^t of the s^d
bill is not in the least to be ballanced with the Damage and
accidents which may happen to his ma'^y and his Loving sub-
jects of this province in not having the Oath's (w^ch of the same
nature upon Comparing are found by them differing one from
anoth^r) and Grand Jury Charge Regulated. According to
proposall; for want of w^ch his Ma^ty and the Lord Baltemores
Power seem to be mix't and Confounded together and was
rep^rsented and Complained of by the Grand Jury at the Last
prov^ll Court a Copy whereof was laid before you as also the
Booke.
7: About paym^t of his ma^ts hon^rbIe Councill out of the Over-
plus Tob^o it is not assented to, unless they be proportionably
allowed out of the s^d Tobacco.
8: Your answer to the proposall ab^t the Leavy Law, as to
the Leavy Law There being 40000^l Tob^o Overplus, more than
is particularly allotted by the Journall of the acco^ts. His Ex^ncy
cannot suffer it to be disposed of, without the number of