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and the Gov^r will take care to provide a fitt person to attend
the armes here and keep them in good order at yo^r charges
as you have requested soe that they will be readier to be dis-
posed of as necessity shall require. Referred
Signed p order
W. Bladen Clk: Councill.

Ordered the following message be sent.

By the house of Dell. May 13^th 1701.

Upon reporte to this house of the Effect of the Conferrence
upon the Subject menconed in the message of the 9^th Instant by
the honb^le Thomas Tench Esq^r &c:
Resolved that the said Laws remaine und^r the present Es-
tablishment till his Mat^ys pleasure may be knowne therein
Signed p order, W. Taylard clk: ho. Dell.

The foregoing message sent up to his Ex^cy and Councill by
Coll^o Holland, Coll^o Smallwood, Coll^o Loyd and Coll^o Ennalls.
They returne and say they have delivered their messages.
The Gent: appointed to attend the Conferrence enter the
house and psuant to the verball reporte the following message
was ord^d to be sent to his Ex^cy &^c viz^t

By the house of Delegates May 13^th 1701.

May it please your Ex^cy
This house having read the report from the Gent, of Con-
ferrence which is very acceptable to this house.
Therefore humbly desire yo^r Ex^cys proposalls relateing
thereto may be reduced in wrighting and the same shall be
from this house that it may remaine upon the lournalls.
Signed p order
W Taylard Clk: house Dell.

Sent by Coll^l Lowe and M^r Muschamp to his Ex^cy in
Councill
They ret. and say they dd. their Message.
Thomas Tench Esq^r Coll^o John Addison, Thomas Brooke
Esq^r and Coll^o John Hamond enters the house and delivers
the hono. Speaker a message the consideration whereof is
referred to the afternoone.
The house adj^s till 2 a Clock in the afternoone.

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