Councillrs proposed be inserted in the sd bill or otherwise the
method of Virga may be taken in that Case which is by appor-
tioning the Leavy in Assembly time. His Exncy does say he
supposes he (with the advice of his mats honrble Councill) has
the same liberty of Returning answers to what Comes from
the House as you have; and as to what you intimate of being
Detained here on purpose to Constraine you to Comply with
his Exncy in those things wch are not agreeable to the sence of
yor house nor for the advantage of the Countrey, He denyes
them & can give it no milder a Term and Expects you should
prove them before his most Sacred maty or the Rt honrble the
Lords Commissionrs for Trade & fforreign plantacons, but he
thanked God he is not Contious of having done any thing
this Assembly contrary to the writt by wch you now sit but
has Endeavoured all Lawfull and Equitable ways & means to
accomplish them. Mr Speaker sent to To attend his Exncy
in Councill at the State house with all the members Came
accordingly whom his Exncy told them their Severall miscar-
riages this Sessions; and Caused the answer of the Board
this day to severalls as also Remarks upon severall Resolves
this day to be publickly Read and so returned to the Councill
Chamber.
Brought from the House of Delegates by mr Harris &
Severall other of the Houses members the following Message.
By the House of Delegates Aprill the 2d 1698.
We have maturely Considered the Severall proposalls &
Remarks by yor Exncy made to us this afternoon in the State
House as also the Severall proceedings Votes Resolves and
messages sent to yor Exncy and his mats Honrble Councill this
prsent sessions, & doe find them to be so humble modest &
Rationall that we do see noe Reason we should recede from
them; but will leave them upon our Journall.
Only begg leave in answer to these following Remarkes to
acquaint yor Exncy that as to the words Serj' at Armes it was
a meere mistake and ought to have been a messengr in the
nature of a Serj' at Armes.
As to this House Adjourning to the Speakers Chamber we
had yor Exncys Consent thereto as appears upon our Journall
the 16th of March.
As to our Sending a Verball message to the Clerk of the
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