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

P. R. O.

with theire Quota's and we are informed by our agent that it
is not expected from us till they doe
As to the Letter from the R^t honble the Lords Com^rs of
trade and plantaons of the 12^th of Aprill 1703 touching the L^d
Baltem^rs objections ag^t the Land Law, and that for Limitting
tyme for paym^t of obligaons being matters of great moment,
the p^rsent Exigence of the tyme, and the thinness of the house
will not allow off our Examineing of them att this tyme and
Therefore they are referred to the consideraon of the next
Assembly
Sign'd p Ord^r

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W Taylard elk house Del.

M^r Lynes brings up the Bill for Regulating Ordinarys and the
Bill for Settling a Revenue on her Ma^tys present Governo^r
which was read the Second time & thereon is remarq'd to the
house That on severall Occasions & Comands from her Ma^ty
His present Ex^cy the Governo^r may happen to be out of this
Province even at such time as the shipping may be ready to
clear therefore do not Iudge it proper to curtaile this Offering
to his Ex^ncy any more than to any of p^rdecessors but that the
said three pence be taken for & During his Said Ex^ncys Gov-
ernm^t in & over this Province & that it be given to her Ma^ty
as allready Exprest for his Ex^ncys Support &c^a if She shall be
so graciously pleas'd with which Regulation & Amendm^t the
bill will pass.
Sent to the house by M^r Coursey
The Councill adjourn'd for an hour.

Post Meridiem

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The councill Sate P^rsent as in the Morning
M^r Lynes brings from the house a Bill for Recognizing her
Ma^ty
A Bill to Enable the Executors of Nicholas Milburne to sell
his Lands for paym^t of his Debts.
A Bill for the Naturalization of M^r John Ieanert & others
& the Bill for the sale of Cap^t Henry Smiths Lands for paym^t
of his Debts Which being Engros'd were again read & sent
to the house by Col Hamond & Col Lloyd.
S^r Thomas Laurence acquaints his Ex^cy & the Board what
he had offer'd to the house of Delegates & the conference
appointed on occasion of the Proposed bill for Regulating
Ordinarys & Granting their Lycenses &c. in order to assert
his right thereto.
L^t Col^o Smith with the following Message from the house