528 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-19, 1706.

Original
Journal

M^r Maccall & M^r M^cclester bring the following Message

By the House of Delegates Aprill 5th 1706

May it please Yo^r Ex^ncy
This House gives your Ex^ncy their hearty thanks for putting
them in minde to inspect that matter relating to the 3^d p hh^d
which is given to the Countrye to provide Arms &c And they
do humbly pray that Your Ex^ncy will be pleased to give Order
that the Accounts thereof from the tyme the said Grant from

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the late King tooke place to this tyme, may be layd before
them that they may enquire into that matter & what has been
payd thereon and what is become of the mony's
Signed p Ord^r W Taylard Cl House Del.

Resolved that the said Accounts be layd before the House
and that Orders issue to her Ma^tys Receivers to that End.
Came M^r Robert Keith & M^r Alexander Adams Ministers
of the Church of England in Somersett County with M^r
Francis M^ccemie a dissenting Minister And the said M^r
M^ccemie complayns of their Libertye being infringed by a
certain Order of Councill prohibiting their building a Meet-
ing House within less than halfe a Mile of any Established
Church allready built.
Upon which both partys being heard and it appearing to
his Ex^cy & her Ma^tys hon^ble Councill that the House was
allready erected on M^r M^ocemies own proper Lands. Ad-
vised that this matter be layd before my Lord Bishop of
London for his Decision And that in the mean tyme M^r
M^ccemie be at liberty to preach in his house according to the
Tolleration.
The Board adjourn'd for an houre

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

M^r How & M^r Jones bring from the house the following
Message.

By the house of Delegates Ap" 5th 1706

May it Please Your Ex^ncy
Upon reading the Message by Colonel Ennalls this Day
relating to the Evill of Protested Bills &c It is resolved that
this house attend your Ex^ncy and Councill to morrow morning
to confer upon the Subject matter as desired.
Signed p Ord^r W Taylard Cl h. Del.

The Board adjourn'd till 8 of the Clock to morrow morning