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the negligent keeping of them, often useing and turneing to
them soone weare out, and Some of them totally lost, and th^t
this Comittee are of opinion th^t if the originall Laws of this
Province were engrossed in Parchment Rolls, itt would be of
great benefitt & advantage to the Province, considering the
Long Duraon thereof and but little more charge than what
now it is, and there is a pson, whoe hath Parchment ready,
and is willing to undertake the same if the house think fitt
Signed p order
Rich^d Dallam G Committee

Which being read its resolved th^t the consideraon thereof
be referred to the next Sessions of Assembly
Lre [of] the honble Coll Nathan^l Blakiston agent for this
province read and approued of by the whole house, & resolved
th^t his Excy the Gov^r be desired to concurr therewith
The house adjournes till 2 a Clock in the afternoone

P. R. O.

Post meridiem

The house mett againe being called over were p^rsent as in
the morneing
The Lre to the honble Nathaniel Blakiston Esq^r agent for
this Province, was read in the house, and ordered to be here
Entred as followes

By the Councill and Assembly
Port of Annapolis May 1^o 1704
Hon^d Sir
Wee haue seen yo^rs of the 30^th of July 1703 to his Excy the
Gov^r Councill & generall assembly & wee are well Satisfied
w^th what you haue done on our account, and returne you thanks
for the same and lett us assure you by this, th^t the Justice &
honour of yo^r administraon when among us, is yett fresh in
our minds, & will euer haue a gratefull remembrance, nor doe
wee know of anyone that hath endeavoured to defame you in
any respect, & therefore haue resolved to request you, to con-
tinue our agent, & shall giue order for the paym^t of the first
yeares Sallary, which will be due the first of October next,
collecting the Tyme of beginning yo^r agency from yo^r first
arrivall in London, coppy of the ordinance for yo^r continuance
is inclosed
The character you are pleased to giue of our p^rsent Govern^t
John Seymour Esquire, wee find veryfyed in fact, and esteem
our selues extreamely happy in his Excy, & belieue wee shall
dayly haue cause more and more soe to doe.
The overplus of the money you haue paid for the armes wee
haue ordered to be refonded you.

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