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    all the Clearks are to Assist. The Comission to the County    Lib. C. B.

    Court of Ann Arundell being Burnt Advised and Ordered

    that a New Comission Issue appointing Mr John Gresham

    Mr Charles Greenberry Mr John Baldwin Mr Richard Jones

    Mr Amos Garrett Mr John Brice Mr Samuel Chambers Mr

    Charles Hamond & Mr Josiah Toogood Comissrs and a

    Dedimus to Coll Hamond to Swear the Iustices.                 p. 19

      Advised and resolved that the Brick Building now Stand

    ing be Secured by under propping and Shoaring or otherwise

    as workmen Shall advise

      The Board Desire Coll Hamond to agree with Coll Dorsey

    to rent his forty foot house next to the State house Hill for

    the Assembly Provinciall & County Courts to Sitt in.

      Read the Proceedings of the Councill the 18th of October

    last Which were Approved of by the Board.

      His Excellency Informs the Boarde that he had been in

    formed that Mr James Heath had Presumed to Send a Copy

    of the Law for Preventing the Growth of Popery in this

    Province before the Same Could be sent home by the Gov

    ern ment.

      Advised that the said Mr Heath be reprimanded therefore

    And that the Clarks be cautioned not to lett any Copys be

    taken of Laws untill they are Sent for England on pain of

    his Excellencys Displeasure.

      Advised and resolved that for the preventing any ifire

    Especially in the publick Buildings and where the Records

    are Lodged and other Disorders in the Towne a Trusty

    Sober person be appointed to go about the Towne at Eight

    of the Clock and Tenn of the Clock every Night in the

    Winter to Warne people to have a care of their ffires and to

    take into his Custody and bring before a Magistrate any Dis-

    orderly persons And pursuant thereto His Excellency and        p. 20

    the Boarde agreed with Mr Evan Jones for 10 pounds p

    Annum to performe that Service.

      Ordered that a Letter be wrote to Mr Henry Gerrard to

    tell him his Excellency has heard of his presumtion in

    preaching; but if ever he Dares to do soe without leave

    first had from his Excellency therefore, he shall be Expel'd

    this Province.

      His Excellency acquaints the Board that he is informed

    Severall of the Laws made the last Session were Burnt in

    the State house And requires their Advice in this Disaster

    Who say that they thinke it Highly expedient the Assembly

    should meete on Thursday the 21st of November next When

    this Loss may be Supplied and other Weighty Matters as

    the Rebuilding the Court house & Settling Lands in Ann

    Arundell County may be considered.