524 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-19, 1706.

Original
Journal.

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rowly rewarded, It must be on a very Emergent Occasion I'le
trouble any Gentⁿ againe if I may not reasonably be thought
a proper Judge w' such a publiq Service deserves. I have
neither Lands nor Houses to loose here on any Suddaine
fatall Insult, as You Gentlemen Freeholders have ; yet my
Reputation, which is dearer to me than any thing in this
World lyes at Stake. But with all the Cheerfull Willingness
imaginable, will expose my life on a true handsome Occasion
for the Defence Service and Peace of this Countrye.
Gentⁿ I have Severall other materiall things to offer to
your Consideration, but shall p^rsume to do it by way of Mes-
sage.
After which M^r Speaker and the Members of the House of
Delegates took Leave and repair'd to their House.
The Boarde adjourn'd untill nine of the Clock to morrow
Morning.

Wednesday Aprill the 3^d 1706
The Councill in Assembly Sate p^rsent as Yesterday.

Then was read Colonel Nathan^l Blakiston Agent for this
Province his Lres of the 2O^th of Aprill & 8th of September
1705 to his Ex^ncy the Governo^r& Councill & Gen^ll Assemblye

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The Petition of M^r John Gresham Jun^r Late Sherriffe of
Anne Arund^l County M^r Tho^s Bordley Clk and Moses Adney
Cryer of the late Speciall Court read praying an Allowance
of Fees to be made them proportionable to their respective
Services in that Court, being read. Ordered that the Petition-
ers have & receive from the several persons accused such fees
in respect of the Several Services by them done and per-
formed, as are taken & Allowed in the Provinciall Court.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of the Towne and Porte of
Annapolis read praying the Generall Assemblys Consideration
of their greate Loss in the Platt of the Towne being burnt in
the Court House and that they would be pleased to order the
Towne to be resurveyed at the Publick Charge. Which by
this Boarde was thought but reasonable and recomended to
the House of Delegates for their Concurrence thereto.
The Boarde adjourn'd for two Hours

Post Meridiem

The Councill Sate as before
& came L' Colonel William Holland and was added to the
Boarde
The Councill adjourn'd untill 9 of the Clock to morrow
morning.