184 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 17, 1701.

Original
Journal.

Bill for Naturallizacon of Severall psons read the second
time and doe pass for Engrossing.
Bill Investing Land in Dorothy Stevens read the second
time and doe pass for engrossing.
Bill for Investing Land on S^t James pish read the second
time and doe pass for engrossing.
Proposed whether it be not Convenient that the Rangers
be taken of and Disbanded or not.
Resolved that an humble address be made to his Ex^cy for
for that purpose.
James Baker Doorkeeper psents the hon^ble Speaker his
peticon as follow viz^t

To The Hon^ble Tho^s Smithson Esq^r Speaker of the house
of Assembly and the Rest of the Dellegates and Burgesses
now convened.
The humble peticon of James Baker Doorkeeper.

Sheweth, That your pe^tr for Severall years Last past has
been a partaker of your abundant favour of which in all tyes
of obligatory Duty he is obliged to return your Hon^rs his
most humble and hearty thanks.
That your pet^r the Last Generall Assembly presented his
humble peticon to your Hon^rs therein setting forth that by
reason of decrepit age Lameness and other infirmetye he was
reduced to a very low State and condicon and Consequently
Supplicated your Hon^rs to bestow upon him a Servant. The
prayer of w^ch peticon was Granted but the then clarke of the
Comittee of Accounts either by his inadvertency or mistake
in writeing omitted to enter your Honors order in the account
and by that means your pet^r is hitherto left without in Con-
tempt to the order of this hon^ble house.
Your pet^r therefore most humbly prays your Hon^r to
be favorably pleased to bestow upon him a negroe to relieve
him in his Great necessity and thereby your Hon" (under
God) will preserve him and his poore ancient Wife and
family from perishing
And your pet^r shall ever pray &c:

Which being read the poverty and age of the pet^r is by the
house Considered. It is Resolved that an able Serv^t be forth-
with pchased and delivered him for his reliefe in his old age,
and Ordered that Coll Jn^o Smith and Coll^o Jn^o Thompson
buy a Serv^t forthwith to be delivered the pet^r and this house
will see the same payd for if his Ex^cy shall please to concurr
therewith.
The following Message by order last night prepared and
read as foll^o