The Upper House. 291

Ordered that George Plater Esq^r her Majesty's Receiver of
the District of Patuxent pay unto W^m Bladen out of the same
Duty of 3^d p Hh^d for arms fifty shill he paid Col Hynson for
cleansing and fixing the Arms in Kent County
It being found by Experience that the mending & fixing
Arms in this Province is very chargeable & will not answer
the end designed but that it is cheaper to buy new ones from
England ordered that no more of the s^d Duty of 3^d p Hh^d be
applyed that way but only for purchasing new arms.
Tho^s Brooke Esq^r the present Judge of the Court of Ad-
miralty living remote from this place ordered that a Commis-
sion be prepared for the honble Col John Hammond to be
Judge of that Court
Major Dent & M^r Lynes bring up the Address to her Ma:ty
signed by the members of the House & an order to the Treas-
urer of the Western Shoar to pay his Excell^cy £200 the Re-
mainder of the Assembly's Donation to his Excellency last
Session
Which was assented to by the House and returned by the
said Major Dent & M^r Lynes
Came Major Whittington and Cap^t Hutchinson who pre-
sented M^r Philemon Lloyd a Delegate for Talbot who took the
oaths &c to her Majesty & Subscribed the Test. The said
Major Whittington & Cap^t Hutchinson also brought up an
ordinance for repairing the Stadt House

By the House of Delegates June 26^th 1702

This house having received Information that the Stadt
House in Annapolis is leaky & out of repair & is very likely
to be worse unless Speedy Care be taken to prevent it
Therefore resolved that Col John Hammond M^r Samuel
Young & Cap^t Lawrence Draper or any two of them be
desired to View the House & see what repairs are wanting,
so that it may be amended and at any other Time when any
Defect shall appear they would please to Employ such work-
men for Speedy repair as to them shall seem meet, and that
such work shall be satisfied out of the publick if his Excellency
& the Councill shall concurr herewith
Signed p order W Taylard Col Ho Del

Eodem Die assented to by the Council
Will^m Bladen Cl

Lieut^t Col Tho^s Smith Chairman brought the Journal of the
Committee of Accounts which upon Perusal & Examination
was assented to by his Excellency the Governeur & Council

Original
Journal.