The Lower House. 185

By the house of Dell. May 15^th 1701.

This house having taken into Consideracon the Message
of the 13^th Instant by Tho^s Tench Esq^r Coll^o Addison Tho:
Brooke Esq^r and Coll^o Hamond relateing to the free Schoole.
As to that part wherein it is recommended to this house to
Consider how the best use may be made of the Schoole house
and that care may be taken for a convenient place for the
Councill to sett in, This house have Resolved to referr the
Same to the next Sessions of Assembly.
And as to that part wherein it is desired that a handsome
place may be provided to Lodge the publick armes in.
This house answers that they have purchased a house of
Maj^r Edw^d Dorsey for that purpose and t'was ordered that a
Comittee be appointed to veiw the said house and report w^t
repayres it wants and the estimate of such repayres and Like-
wise to agree with any psons that are willing to undertake the
repayres thereof, and make the same fitt for such uses, which
Committee Reported to this house w^t repayres are necessary
to make the said house Serviceable and that M^r Rich^d Beard
would willing undertake the worke for twelve pounds sterl^g
to be finished by the last of August next. If your Ex^cy please
please to concurr therewith.
Signed p order
W Taylard Clk: house Del:

Which being read, Ordered that Maj^r W^m Dent M^r Elisha
Hall, M^r Hamond M^r John Salter, M^r W^m Parker be sent up
with the the aforegoing three Bills here read I^st and 2^d time
and the message ppared yesterday and that prepared this day
to his Ex^cy and Councill.
They returne and say the Councill are not Sitting. Com-
mittee of Laws enters the house and Delivers M^r Speaker the
following Bills.
Bill to encourage importing Corne into this province.
Bill for more Speedy obtaining Execucons ag^t psons flyeing
out of the County where Iudgm^t is recovered. Ordered to be
read in the afternoon.
The Gent: before appointed to carry the bills &c are againe
ordered to carry the same with the messages to his Ex^cy in
Councill.
They returne and say they delivered their message.
M^r John Bozman Navall officer for Somersett County ap-
peared and laid before this house his publick acc^t or an esti-
mate thereof but for as much as he cannot prove it longer time
is given him.
The Gent: before appoynted to carry the messages are
againe sent with them to his Ex^cy and Councill.

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