82 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

Saturday March 12^th 1697/8. House mett.

Read over what was done yesterday. M^r William Taylor,
added to the Comittee of Agrievances. Leave given to
Major Walter Smith to go and adjourn Calvert County Court
and returne with all expedition.
Ordered that the Serj' att arms bring Thomas Gray the
person that arrested M^r Millers Serv' before this house.
The said Thomas Gray being brought before the house
saith, that which he arrested Sam^ll Manthop the said Man-
thop never told him that he belonged to any of the members
of this house, but that so soon as he knew it he did not
restraine him of his Liberty, and begging pardon of the house
for his Ignorance is excused and dismissed.
The house resolved themselves in to a grand Comittee of
the whole house and choose M^r Philip Clarke chairman thereof.
The Comittee being adjourned to the house and M^r Speaker
haveing taken the chaire.
M^r Clarke reportes that the comittee do conceive it most
for the hon^r of the Governm^t that when his Ex^cy please to
confer with the house, that they should wait upon him att the
Councill Chamber And that the house send a message to his
Ex^cy that he would be pleased to forbear that practice.
House adjourned till 1 2 of the Clock.

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Post meridiem. House mett.
M^r Thomas Hicks and the other delegates for Dorchester
County, alledging that Major Thomas Ennalls who is Elected
one of the representatives for that County upon his Iourney
thither was taken very ill and rendered unable to come hither,
he is thereupon excused.
Resolved the following Message be sent to the Governour.

By the house of Delegates March 12^th 1697/8.

May it please yo^r Ex^cy
It having fallen under the consideration of this house
whether it were convenient and consonant to the rules and
Methods of Parliament and assemblys that your Ex^cy should
be present here whilst the house is sitting. We have Re-
solved that the same as it hath not heretofore been usuall so
it ought not now to be practicable. Therefore humbly desire
that when your Ex^cy pleases to confer with this house you will
order us to attend you att the Councill Chamber it being
more for the Grandeur and honour of the Kings Government,
that we should there attend your Ex^cy then that you should
give yourself the trouble to come downe to us.
We are with all dutifull respect. Your Ex^cy Most humble
Serv^ts Signed p Ord^r W Bladen Clk: house of Del.