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     good and Substantiall Security taken for all Appeals &ca they Lib. H. D.

     shall at any time admit and allow off and that for all Chancery

     Writs where Security is required no persons be admitted for

     Security but what are of Sufficiency & Vallue.

     Reference to Ordered that it be Referred to the Kings Law

     the Kings Lawyers abt yers to consult whether the Governr and Councill

     the Govr & Councils Constituted as a Court for hearing Appeals and

     taking an Oath Writs of Error &ca ought not to have a peculiar

     as a Court and proper Oath Administred to them and that

     they make Report accordingly. Not yet Answered.

       Vpon a Report of his Mats Lawyers Laid before this Board

     in Relation to Sundry Judgmts obtain'd against Severall

     persons upon Penall Navigation Bonds in Complyance to a

     former Referrence from this Board touching the Same—His

     Exncy is pleas'd to Reprsent that the last Sessions of Assembly

     he had made a Promise to the House of Delegates that

     Execution should be Stopped untill his Mats pleasure should

     be further known expecting the House would become humble

     SuitTs to his Maty on their behalf for taking their Case into his P. 504

     Royall Consideration according as they then promised and

     had a Peticon drawn to that Effect; Upon which Considera

     tion and no other his Exncy made that promise, but finding

     nothing done therein, and that Severall of the persons agt

     whom such Judgmts are obtain'd, are Endeavouring to make

     away their Lands and Estates and so to defraud his Maty of

     those Judgmts and that he is advised by the Kings Lawyers

     that if the Judgments be passed a year and a day they Cannot

     be Renewed but by Scire ifacias which dilatory process

     would Retard his Maty of Recovering of his Right if it should

     be Required Sooner, besides Severall other Evasions and

     Illegall Methods taken for destroying his Mats Intrest in the

     sd Judgmts &Ca has Caused him to take measures accordingly,

     for prevention of those Illegal Courses and to Execute one

     Contrary to his first intent; the Referrence and Report

     follow in these words Vizt

     By his Exncy the Governr &ca Ianry the 28th 1696.

     Reference to Whereas his Maty having Obtain'd Judgmt for

      Severall Sums of Money upon Accot of fforfieted

     touching Navigacon Bonds for which his Exncy has given his

     Conveyances  .

     made by psons promise that no Executions shall issue thereon

     vnder Execu- untill his Mats pleasure shall be further known and

     tion for Navi- .

     gation Bonds it being Reprsented that some persons (since

     &c. Judgmt pass'd against them) have gone about or