The Lower House. 169

of Leavys in money be putt to the vote of the house or refferred
to the Consideration of a Comittee.
Resolved by Majority of votes that the same be putt to Con-
sideration of a Comittee and to make report thereof to this
house and

Maj^r Tho^s Smith Coll^o Thomas Ennalls
M^r W^m Hutchison Coll^o William Holland
Coll^o Henry Lowe M^r James Saunders
Maj^r W^m Dent M^r William Harris
M^r Kenelm Cheseldyn

A Committee for Consideracon of the afores^d proposall are
sent out
Coll^o Jn^o Hammond & Coll^o Francis Jenkins enters the house
and delivers M^r Speaker a message which is referrd till the
afternoone.
The house adjournes till two a Clock post Mered.

Post Merediem. The house mett againe present as in the
morning
The message brought to this house in the Morning by Coll^o
Hammond and Coll^o Jenkins was here read, And the consider-
ation thereof referred to a full house to morrow morn.
Tho^s Tench Esq^r Coll^o Jn^o Addison James ffrisby Esq^r and
Coll^o Jn^o Hamond enter the house and Deliver the honble
Speaker the following Message

Gent.
His Ma^ty has been very Gratious in haveing a peculiar care
to avoid the Laying any burthen upon you in this province he
haveing allotted the 3^d p hh^d for Armes &c. The most of his
Governm^ts in the West Indies to my knowledge are constrain-
ed to supply themselves
I must remarke to you that the money ariseing from the s^d
duty of 3^d is to be Disposed of only by my selfe and his Ma^tys
Councill here and therefore must be very cautious in makeing
any Misapplication of it. But since this seems not to Carry
the face of being repugnant to my instructions or at Least by
the litterall words I doe construe it soe and that it will be an
Ease to the Countrey which I am allways ready to oblidge.
The Gent: of his Mat^ys Councill are pleased to joyne with me
in assenting to it and desire you will make yo^r proposalls what
may be expected Sufficient for each County.
I am Gent: Yo^r humble Serv^t
N. Blakiston

Original
Journal.