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rience shews us the Great spoile that has been made in send-
ing the armes abroad and its believed that most of the Countys
have allready armes for their psent defence and in case any
are not supplied upon their applicacon to the Gov^r they will
be better furnished, for the better preserving the armes for the
future in case of a Xtian enemy its adjudged necessary that
a considerable qty of armes be lodged here and keepe th^m in
good ord^r at yo^r charge as you have requested soe that they
will be readier to be disposed of as necessity shall require.
Signed by Order
W Bladen Clk. Councill.

Which being read in a full house, the house entirely con-
currs therew^th, and ordered that message be sent his Ex^cy to
signify the same, and ret. him hearty thanks which message
is as follows

By the house of Dellegates, May 13^th 1701.

May it please Your Ex^cy
The Message by James ffrisby and Francis Jenkins Esq^rs re-
lating to Clensing and mending armes was here read and this
house entirely concurrs therewith and returne your Ex^cy harty
thankes for your care therein, Signed p order.
W Taylard Clk: house Dell:

Coll^o S^t Leidger Good M^r W^m Parker, M^r Phillip Lynes M^r
W^m Harris, Coll^o Tho^s Ennalls and M^r Sam^ll Young are sent
up to his Ex^cy and Councill with the afores^d Message. They
returne and say they del^d their Message.
The pet^o of M^r Henry Hall principall vesteryman of S^t Iames
Parrish in Ann Arund^ll County and others his brethren to
Grant an Act for confirmeing Gleebe Land psuant to the last
will and Testamt of Eliz^a Rigby Dec^d was here Read and Con-
sidered.
It is resolved that a Law be drawne for that purpose and
ordered that the peticon be sent to the Com^r of Laws to pre-
pare a Bill.
The pet^o of Peregrine Browne thereby praying an order to
the Navall officer to refund him the duty of 26 negroes im-
ported in the Shipp fairefax, was alsoe Read and Rejected.
The pet^o of Mary Morton begging the Charity of this
house was here read and this house haveing considered the
same the peticoner is referred to the com^rs of the County for
her Subsistance in her poverty and the petⁿ is rejected.

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