330 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 3, 1704.

P. R. O.

upon Paine of our highest displeasure, and of being recalled
from th^t our Government (Except onely that whereas there is
noe house appointed sett or apart By us, for our said
Govern^r and the Assembly of our said Province haueing upon
the arrivall of Coll Blakiston our late Governeur there past an
act for Raiseing a further Revenew of three pence p Hogs-
head, as an additionall allowance to him for his present Main-
tenance, dureing his Government over & aboue his ordinary
allowance out of the Duty of two shillings p hhd upon To-
bacco Exported, Wee are pleased to permitt the Assembly to
repass the like act, for your better Maintenance, as alsoe to
assigne you a house, or Rent for the same, provided the said
Act be passed, and house or Rent assigned for an unlimitted
Tyme, or dureing your continuance in that Government
And wee doe further direct and require that his Decla-
raon of our Royall will and pleasure be communicated to the
Assembly att theire first meeting after the Receipt hereof, and
Entred in the Registers of our Councill and assembly that all
persons whome itt may concerne may govern themselves ac-
cordingly, Soe wee bidd you farewell.

p. 5

Given at our Court at St James's the twentyeth day of
Aprill 1703 in the Second Year of our reign,
by her Ma^tys Cofnand
Nottingham.

And then M^r Speaker & the members of the house tooke
leave & Departed to the house.
Came Robert Smith Esq of her Ma^tys hon^ble Councill who
took the Oaths &c. & subscribed the later with the Test.
The Oath for better Securing the Succession of the Crown
&c. being lendred to Col^o Henry Lowe one of the Delegates
for S^t Marys County & being read to him he Desired leave
to Consider of that Oath before he took it Whereupon his
Ex^ncy asked him if he was a Protestant.
The Councill Adjorn till 8 a Clock to Morrow Morning.

p. 6

Thursday Aprill the 27^th The Councill Sate
Present as Yesterday

By his Ex^ncy the Governeur in Councill in Assembly
April 27^th 1704.

Then was sent to the house of Delegates by the hon^ble
[Council].
A Copy of Severall of her Most Sacred Ma^tys Royall In-
struccons to his Ex^cy John Seymour Esq her Cap^t Gen^ll &
Governo^r in Chief of this her Province.