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   houses are in and how the publick Records of the Lib. H. D.

   Counties are kept: what grievances in Generall they want

   to have redrest or any thing else fitt to be imparted; p. 623

   and that the Delegates of those Counties where any

   Indians are resident do informe themselves well about

   them, in what Order or condition they live. And that the

   Sherriffs give likewise notice to the Gentlemen by Act of

   Assembly appointed for deciding differences betwixt the

   English and Indians that they omitt not to send an account by

   the Delegates of their Counties what Occurrances they have

   met wth since their being Empowered, and what state the

   Indians are now in; And lastly the Sherriffs are hereby

   obliged to give abstracts of the particulars of this Order to

   the severall persons concern'd where necessary, and to signify

   to them his Exncyes strict charge for their making due &

   proper returnes to the severall particulars therein mentioned,

   wch they are to send up by the Delegates of the Assembly

   before whome he is intended to lay the Same; And hereof

   they are in no wise to faile at their utmost perill.

    Ordered that the Sherriffs give notice to the Vestrymen of

   each Parish within their respective Counties that they Omitt

   not to returne (by some of the Delegates of the Assembly)

   Copyes of their proceedings and this years account of the 40

   p poll wherein they are to take care that the said Tobacco be

   laid out according to the directions of the Act of Assembly;

   as also return an exact account in what state their Churches

   now are, and tht the Sherriffs serve them severally with a Copy

   of this Order.

    Ordered that the Sheriffs give publick notice to all persons

   wthin their respective Counties that such as have any publick

   claimes to putt into the Assembly may prepare their accounts

   ready & make Oath to the same and send them up by the

   County Burgesses for allowance, as the Law in that case

   directs, wch (if neglected) they may perchance otherwise

   loose.

    Ordered that the Receivers of his Majtes Revenues within

   this Province prepare their accounts ready and be here with

   the same att the Assembly appointed to meet at the Port of

   Annapolis the 23d day of ffebury next in Order to make Oath

   to the Same and that they take all imaginable care for the

   due and speedy collection, of all fines and forfietures accruing

   to his Majesty within this Province.

    Ordered that the Treasurers of the Eastern & Western

   Shores of this Province prepare their respective accounts

   ready and bring the Same to the Assembly appointed to meet

   at the Port of Annapolis the 23d day of ffebry next in Order to

   make Oath thereto, and that they give strict charge to the