20 Assembly Proceedings, April 26- May 9, 1700.

Original
Journal.

her Compliment. Which s^d Proceeding his Ex^ncy the Gov^r &
his Ma^tys honbte Councill in Virginia being read & mature &
due Consideration had thereof

p. 28

The Council are of Opinion that the s^d Cap^t Coode and the
Vessell under his Comand may be very Serviceable to his
Ma^ty in this Province in detecting fowle Traders here; but since
that she is so small a Vessel & of no force having only four
small Gunns she can be of noe defence to the Coast, which at
p^rsent seems to be pretty well guarded by the late Arrivall of
his Ma^tys Shipp the Shoram, a Shipp of good force and Count-
enance, neither is she so fitt to goe out of the Capes now hav-
ing only two months Provisions on board and being so very
small that she will be scarce able to get in againe And if that
she should be only made use of to lye at Point Comforte the
Worm biting more there than in this Province, shee would be
mightily endangered if not utterly destroyed thereby; However
if any materiall Occasion should happen wherein she may be
Usefull, there advise his Ex^ncy upon Notice to give such neces-
sary Orders as he shall thinke fitt it being Considred that her
Number of men may perhaps be usefull, Otherwise that she goe
up to Turkey Point to avoyd the Worme.
Ordered that a Copy hereof be transmitted to his Ex^ncy the
Gov^r of Virginia.
This Board adjourn'd untill Monday morning at Eight of the
Clock.

Monday May the 6^th 1700

The Councill in Assembly sat P^rsent as on Saturday last
saving Colonel Jowles who is excused being sick.
The Bill for the Service of Allmighty God & Establish^mt of
Religion in this Province according to the Church of England
read the 2^d tyme and passed, and sent ty the House of Dele-
gates by Colonel Addison M^r Frisby M^r Brooke and Colonel
Jenkins with this Message viz^t

By the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly
May 6^th 1700

The Bill for the Service of Allmighty God & Establish^mt of
Religion according to the Church of England &^c has been
here twice read and is very well approved of, And thereupon
It is further recofnended to your Consideracon whether it may
not be propper to address his most Sacred Ma^ty to give his
Royall assent thereto as now proposed
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl: Concil