The Upper House. 23

Tuesday May the 7^th 1700

The Council in Assembly Sate p^rsent as Yesterday saving
M^f Tench.
A Bill for Establishing and making valid the last Will and
Testam^t of James Tyer of Charles County read the first tyme
and sent to the House by Col^onel Courts.
This Board taking into Considracon that the Church in-
tended to be built at the Towne of Annapolis is wholly ne-
glected and delayed.
The following Message sent to the House viz^t

Original
Journal.

By the Councill in Assembly
May 7^th 1700

Vpon Inspection of the former proceedings & Journalls of
Assembly, It appears that consid^rble Sumes of mony have been
raised for building a Church in Annapolis; but that the Care
and Charge of applying that money to the designed use is
not settled in any persons certeyne, that may at any tyme treat
contract, and agree w^th psons willing to undertake the build-
ing, which p^rvents the perfecting so noble and good a designe
It is therefore recoinended to your Considracon whether it
may not be advisable to make application to his Ex^ncy his
Ma^tys Gov^r of Virginia in whose hands the Said mony remayns
that his s^d Ex^ncy will please to call the said mony to be lodged
in some safe hand or hands in Maryland ready to be made use
on when Occasion And that You will intrust some pson or
psons to receive the said money treate and agree w^th any
Undertakers, and upon Such Agreem^t and pformance to pay
them out of the Said mony as agreed for
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Concil

Then came M^r Bozmane & five other Members from the
house who bring the Bill for the Service of Allmighty God
and Establish^mt of Religion in this Province according to the
Church of England. And The petitionary Bill for Confirm-
ing the Land given by Cap' Ladd to Christ Church in Calvert
County
Which s^d Bills were read the third tyme & Assented to &
then Sent to the house by Col: Addison Col Courts & M^r
Brooke & M^r Tasker, who being just now come to Town
tooke his place at the Board

p. 33

Came M^r Philemon Lloyd and M^r Walter Campbell and
brought from the House viz.

p. 34