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Orderd M^r Richard Beard be sent for
M^r Richard Beard being called came into the house and
appeared. M^r Speaker was pleased to acquaint him that he
was sent for to treate with about some place for securing the
Armes and Ammunition &c And for as much as there is a
Conference for that Purpose he is desired to attend at M^r
Freemans at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
The house adjournes till 2 o'clock

Post Mered.
Eod. Die The house mett againe & were called over
Present as in the Morning
The Committees are Sent out
The members of this house appointed to confer about the
Indian Affaires having received some instruccons from the
Speaker are orderd to attend the Conference
Proposed by a Member of this house that the Journall of
the Visitors of the free schoole be sent for for the house's
inspeccon into their proceedings

P. R. O.

Ordered M^r Bladen be sent for in whose Custody the Jour-
nail remaines.
M^r W^m Bladen enters and is Commanded to bring here the
Journalls of the free Schooles who answers he will goe for them
and returne Imediatly
Cap^t Phillip Hoskens from the Comittee of Accounts enters
the house and P^rsents to the hono^ble Speaker the following
Acco^ts of Capt Gerrard Sly viz^t.
One Account Titled the Province of Maryland D^r beginning
in the yeare 1675 and Ends October 1677.
One other Accot Titled the Province of Maryland D^r in the
yeare 1676
And one other Acco' by the said Sly Exhitted as being
Adm^r of one Chillman deceased stiled Province of Maryland
D^r To Richard Chillman Deceased Anno 1677
Which said Accounts being referred to the house

Ordered the same be read which being read viewed and in

spected it appeares that the same Acco^ts are of long Standeing
And for as much as there hath been many Sessions of Assem-
bly subsequent to those times to which the said Sly might
have then apply himselfe if any thing due
Therefore it is Utterly Rejected
M^r W^m Bladen enters the house and brings w^th him the
Journalls of the Visitors of the freeschooles and delivers them
to M^r Speaker and is thereupon dismist
Resolved that M^r James Saunders and M^r Jno Hall be ap-
pointed a Committee to inspect the business of the freeschoole

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