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hairs to come to so untimely an End we being in hopes of
your Ex^cys favour being so graciously Extended unto him for
Some time it may be a means that he may make true
repentance for all his former Crimes Comitted and become
a new man in the Eys of Allmighty God for which singular
favour we as in Duty Bound shall ever pray for your Ex^cy

Original
Journal.

Thomas Beale

Thom^s Greenfield

Thomas Ennalls

Henry Love

John Taylor

John Slye

W^m Watts

James Smallwood

Sam^ll Worthington

Archibald Betty

Benj^a Hall

John Bozmane

Rich^d Clouds

John Wight

John Franklyn

W^m White

John Lookerman

William Dent

Philip Lynes

John LeCount

Francis Jenkins

Thomas Collins

Hugh Eccleston

Sam^ll Sicklmore

James Bigger

Thomas Ennalls

Whereupon his Excellency is pleased to require the Advice
of the Board thereupon who advise his Excellency to Grant
him a Reprieve till his Matys pleasure be known in hopes of
his Sincere Repentance and that the Province may not be
burthened with his Imprisonment ffees Advised that Security
be taken for his Appearance when required

Came Col Edward Lloyd and 7 other members from the
house who bring up the following Bills viz
An Act for to Encourage the Importing Coin into this Prov-
ince which being read the following remarks were thereupon
made and sent to the house by M^r Tench, M^r Frisby, M^r Ad-
dison and M^r Hammond viz

By his Excellency the Governo^r & Councill in Assembly
May 1 6^th 1701

The Bill Proposed to Encourage Importing Coine into this
Province having been read att this Board it is remarked there-
upon that att present as the Law for Religion viz^t the 40 p
poll stands, this Law seems to reencounter therewith will be in
great Measure infringed if not Occasioned to be wholy Abro-
gated thereby
It is further remarked the Justices of the Countys thereby
having such power given them to declare and Ascertein att
what rate money shall pay Tobbacco it will Occasion great
Confusion and Clamour in that it is Impossible all the Justices
of the County Courts should Agree in Opinion as to the Just
Value of Tobbacco or that the Tobbacco in every County
should be of like Esteem

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