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M^r Rob^t Bradly & M^r Frisby from the house to Desire his
Ex^cy if he has any Acts of parliament of the last Year of his
late Ma^tys Raigne relating to the Succession of the crowne
that he would be pleas'd to lett their house have them To
which his Ex^cy saith he has not any of those Acts of Parlia-
ment.
The Councill adjourn'd untill Eight of the clock to morrow
morning.

Fryday Aprill 28^th 1704
The Councill in Assembly again Sate
Present as Yesterday.

L^t Col Smallwood & M^r Iohn Smith present Col Iacob
Lookerman M^r Hugh Eccleston L^t Col Smith & M^r Richard
Tilghman Members of the house of Delegates Who took &
subscribed the Oathes & Test required &c.
Came M^r Iohn Salter & M^r Iohn Smith who present from
the house to his Ex^cy the Gov^r in Councill in Assembly

Aprill 28^th 1704

By the house of Delegates.
S^r
Wee haue duely considered yo^r Excys Message to us by
the honble Thomas Tench and Thomas Brooke Esq^rs & wee
are glad to see yo^r Excy soe candidly accept our respects w^ch
proceeded from a true Esteem, wee haue of yo^r worth and
honour
Wee haue considered the Indian Treatyes laid before us
and haue nothing to advise to be added, but th^t the same may
be renewed under the p^rsent Articles.
Wee haue carefully perused and Examined the Severall
Royall instructions of her Majestye to his Excy & sent us, and
in obedience to what his Excy requires of us to giue answers
in writeing to them, wee haue Endeavoured with our utmost
care to giue such as may become us, and be acceptable, &
since yo^r Excy and Councill haue concurred with us in Short-
ning this Sessions, as much as may be, and Entring on nothing,
but matters of p^rsent Emergency, and that many of these arti-
cles are of great weight and moment, wee hope itt will not be
taken, as Negligence in us, if wee desire severall of those
matters be referred to the consideraon of the next generall
Assembly, when yo^r Excy shall please to convene them and
wee the rather induced to this by reason of the thinn appear-
ance of the members of our house, neare a third part being
wanteing.

P. R. O.