By the house of Delegates May 1701.

May it please you^r Ex^cy

Whereas it hath been thought necessary by this house that
there be a convenient place provided for a publick Store for
Powder &^c It is Resolved that a house be built for that pur-
pose 15 foot long and ten foot wide, framed eight foot pitch
to stand on cedar or Locust blocks one foot from the ground,
the ground sills and sleepers to be of white oak, the floore to
be well Layd with Inch pine plank nailed downe with twenty
penny the roofe covered with inch pine plank ciphered one
inch or more well nailed on with 20^d nails to be well studded
weather boarded and Gable ended with inch pine plank nailed
on with 20^d nailes the holes between the plate and the roofe
to be filled up with brick and mortar. One substantiall Dore
Groved in, hung with Iron hinges fitted & fixed well with a
good Stock lock and key and the roofe to be well covered
with cypress Shingles on the plank all which this house have
agreed to have well done strong and tite workmanlike by
M^r Rich^d Beard for twenty pounds in money who have obliged
himselfe to performe the Same worke w^th the blessing of God,
by the Last of August next: If your Ex^cy shall please to con-
cur therewith.

Signed p order, W Taylard Clk: house Delegates.

Which being here read and sent up to his Ex^cy the Gov^r
and Councill by M^r Sam^ll Young Coll^o W^m Holland, M^r John
Hall, M^r Philip Lynes, M^r John Lecompt and M^r Thomas
Hamond together with the last mentioned bills.

The Returne and Say they delivered the Same.

Upon mocon made to the house p^r M^r W^m Bladen, It is
ordered by the house that M^r Samuell Young publick Treas-
urer for the the Western Shore Supplye M^r William Bladen