By the House of Delegates
Dec^r 7th, 1704

The Rebuilding the Stadt house now lying under Consider-
ation this house have resolved their Willingness to rebuild the
said house in as Comodious a Manner as before & accordingly
treated with M^r Bladen Concerning the Same but his Demands
being so great this house will not Concurr

Therefore it is resolved that a Comittee be appointed to
treat bargain & agree with such persons as will undertake the
said Work & accordingly have appointed M^r Sam^l Young M^r
Charles Greenberry M^r Joseph Hill & M^r Rich^d Jones Dell^s of
Ann A^ll County for that purpose, And likewise that this house
pray his Ex^ncy to appoint two of the hon^rble Councill to Joyne
with them & that a bill may be prepared to give them Authority
to do the same to which the Concurrence of his Ex^ncy & Coun-
cill is prayd. Signed p Ord^r W Taylard Clk hD.

The Board adjourn'd for an hour.

Post Meridiem. The Councill Sate P^rsent as before.

Proposed that some fitting capable person be appointed
Comissary of Warr within this Province to go twice Yearly
through the Severall Countys and inspect the Arms & Amu-
nition and see they be in good order. And that such Person
take a particular Account thereof in Writing & present the
same to his Ex^ncy that he may at all tymes know in what order
the s^d Arms are & where lodged but that untill he shall be
approv'd of in England and his Sallery settled He be payed
his Travelling Charges only out of the Duty of 3^d p h. for
purchasing Arms first giving good Security for the Discharge
of his Trust & office.

The Boarde do very well approve thereof but cannot pro-
pose any propper Person now obvious to their thoughts.

His Ex^ncy is pleas'd to aske them what they thinke of M^r
Philemon Lloyd of Talbott County.

The Councill are of Opinion there cannot be a properer
Person and desire his Ex^ncy to cofnissionate him thereto.

Came Col Smithson and ten other members from the House
with the Houses Thanks to his Ex^ncy as fol.