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By the house of Delegates.
Aprill 29^th 1704.

Wee herewith send an Acco^t laid before this house by the
Widdow Beard Demanding pay for cleansing Arms &c. And
Since her Ma^ty has been Graciously pleas'd to Direct three
pence of the 12^d p hhd to be apply'd to Supply the country
with Arms &c. And that preserving them are necessary as
purchasing them And that part has been so apply'd Wee
numbly referr the said Acco^t & all others of that nature to yo^r
Ex^cy to cause them to be Examin'd & that you will please to
Ord^r the charge thereof to be Defray'd out of the said Rev-
ennue Sign'd p Ord^r
W Taylard Clk house Del

M^r Bradley & M^r peter Dent bring from the house the fol-
lowing Bills viz^t
A Bill for Determining the Association & appointing the
Oath of Abjuration to be taken in this Province
A Reviving Bill for Limitation of Officers Fees.
A Reviving Bill for Sumoning Grand & petit Jurys.
A Reviving Bill for Quietting Differences with the Indians
A Reviving Bill for raising a Supply towards Defraying the

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Countrys charge.
A Reviving Bill for Regulating the Militia.
A Reviving Bill for the Impost of 3^d p hhd to the country
And a bill impowering a Comittee to Lay assess & Appor-
con the Publiq Levye which were all read the first time & send
to the house by M^r Brooke & Col^l Lloyd.
M^r Philemon Lloyd from the house to acquaint his Ex^cy
that they again desire a Conference on the Bill for regulating
ordinarys with the same Gentⁿ appointed this Morning which
is Granted at the same place, & brings also the Report of M^r
Young M^r Greenberry & M^r Salter of some Reparacons to
be made to the Stad^t-House which were agreed to by this
Board.
M^r Smith & Col^o Hamond return from the Conference &
say they had insisted on the Amendm^t proposed to the Bill to
which the conferees from the house had not agreed & were
gone to make their Report to the house.
The Councill adjourned till 9 a Clock on Munday Morning.

Munday May the I^st 1704
The councill in Assembly Sate P^rsent
His Ex^cy the Governeur &

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Thomas Brooke

John Hamond

Iames Sanders &

Esq^rs

Robert Smith

Edward Lloyd

W^m Coursey