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They return & say they delivered their Message.
Ordered the following Ordinance be sent up to his Excel-
lency & Council Viz.

By the House of Delegates December 7^th 1704.

Upon reading the Proposal for erecting the Pews in S^t Ann's
Church in Annapolis for the Assembly this House resolves
that M^r Samuel Young provide Plank, Nails Scantling & other
Materials for erecting setting up & finishing such Pews &
he seeing the same finished & compleated this House resolves

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he be paid & satisfied for the same out of the publick Stock if
his Excellency & Council please to concur therewith.
Signed p Order W. Taylard Clk Ho. Del.

Bill for Limitation of Officers Fees read with the Amend-
ment in the last Clause Viz. (after three years) and do pass p
especial Order.
Sent up to his Excellency & Council together with the fore-
going Message by M^r Joseph Hill. He returns and says he
delivered them.
The Honble John Hammond & Kenelm Cheseldine Esq^rs
from the Honble Council enters the House and delivers M^r
Speaker the following Ordinance Viz.

By the Council in Assembly December 7^th 1704.

This Board is very ready to agree to any Thing the House
proposes but think it for better that you will now agree with
an Undertaker who may immediately set about it and since
the Cubiloe is not to be built M^r Bladen, the first proposer is
willing on better Advice in Case the Country will give him the
Materials saved out of the Fire which appertained to the old
Court House to undertake it for a thousand Pounds Sterling
to which we desire your Concurrence believing it will Save
both Money & Time.
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Council

Which being here read & upon further Debate & Consid-
eration this House concur with the Honble Council.
William Coursey Esq. enters the House & delivers M^r
Speaker the Ordinance about the publick Pews indorsed.

Eodem Die. Assented to by his Excellency & her Majesty's
Honble Council
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Council

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