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

P. R. O.

The honble Edw^d Loyd & W^m Holland Esq^rs from the
Councill enter the house, & bring with them her Majestyes

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Lre, touching New Yorke Quota coppy Land Law, and the
hon^ble the Lords com^r for trade and plantaons Lre to the Gov-
ern^r and Councill
The honble John Hammond Esq^re from the Councill enters
the house and brings with him
Bill for sale of Captⁿ Smiths Lands for Payment of Debts
which was read the first tyme, and itt appeareing to the house,
th^t the heirs were summoned, therefore resolved itt doe pass
Petition of John Whittington prayeing a bill for sale of
Daniel Toas Land for paym^t of a debt to him read, and
Resolved that leaue is given to bring in a bill, and th^t Sum-
mons with coppy of the Petⁿ issue to John Toas to appeare
next assembly, to show cause why a bill shall not pass for Sale
of the Lands for payment of Debts as prayed
The petition of John Freeman for an allowance of his trouble
in goeing to Pensilvania, and the loss of his horse read and
referred to the committee of accounts for a Suitable allowance
for his trouble and loss sent up to the comittee
Her Majestyes Lre of the 21^st May 1703 touching New
Yorke Quota read
Resolved that this house have already complyed with her
Majestys comands to the utmost of theire ability by raising of
three hundred pounds Ster to be p^d when the other Collony's
shall comply with theirs, and wee are informed by our agent
that it is not Expected of us till our Neighbours comply like-
wise.
The two acts of assembly one ascertaining the bounds of
Lands and the other for Limitting tyme for paym^t of obli-
gations transmitted this house with the Lord Baltem^rs obser-
vaons thereon w^ch being read the house, conceiue it to be mat-
ter of great weight & moment therefore
Resolved it be referred till next assembly

By the house of Delegates
Aprill 29^th 1704

The message to his Excy by the honble James Saunders
& W^m Coursey Esq^rs being read, as likewise the R^t honble W^m
Blathwaite Esq^r his comⁿ of Auditor grall, It is conceiued by
the house th^t the s^d office does noe wayes concerne the publick
of this Province, & doubt not but when his Majesty granted
the s^d Comⁿ he annexed a Suitable Sallary to itt, and th^t the
Publick is not to support such office, & as to her Majestyes
Lre touching the Quota of New Yorke, this Province has