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& if they are Suffered to depart as soon as they are Loaden
they will be in danger of the enemy to be taken and so will
feed them thereby p^rjudicing her Ma^tys Interest and if they
Gett Safe Serve no other End but their Own but Ruine the
Markett as to others and is a Direct P^rjudice to her Ma^tys
Subjects here.
Therefore we do humbly pray Yo^r Ex^ncy that no Shipp or
Vessels Bound for Europe with Tobacco may be Cleared untill
Sufficient Convoy shall Appear to take Care and Charge of
the homeward or untill such time as Yo^r Ex^ncy in Your Wisdom
shall see mett Signed p Order W. Taylard Cl h Del

In answer whereto the foll^o was sent by to the house by M
Coursey

By his Ex^ncy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly

In Answer to your Last Message by M^r Maclaster & others
of Your house his Ex^ncy & this Board have allready done what
in them lyes to Remedy the evil by Your house Represented
in laying a Gen^ll Embargo upon all Shipping untill a Sufficient
Convoy arrives from England the Strumbilow not being
thought Sufficient.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Councill

The Board Adjourns till 8 of the o'Clock To morrow Morning

Original
Journal.

Tuesday May the 22^d 1705
Councill Sate Present as Yesterday in the Afternoon

His Ex^ncy proposes that the house will Appoint some of Their
Members to Confer with four of this Board in Relation to the
Prisoners now in Goale the present Guard on the publiq Mag-
azine & Prison And the Rangers on the frontiers of the
Potomeck. What shall be done with the said Prisoners
whether the Guard on the Magazine and prison & the Rangers
on Potomeck shall be longer Continued upon those Services,
what Number to be Continued, or be Totally disbanded.
Which Proposal was sent to the house by Col Lloyd & M^r
Coursey.
Col Addison M^r Brooke M^r Smith & M^r Cheseldyne being

Chosen to go on the Conference M^r Brooke upon a ffrivolous
Occasion ask'd Leave to go home therefore ordered Coll
Hamond be Appointed in M^r Brooks stead
M^r Dallahide & M^r Fowkes bring from the house the foll
Message Viz.

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