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should fall in Pieces Wee desire that the house will while they
now Sitt treat with Workmen to do it.
Signed p Ord^r W Bladen Cl Concil.

Then was read the Petition of M^r Andr^w Richmond Master
Gunner & Store Keeper at Annapolis praying the payment
of his Sallary
Ordered that George Plater Esq^r pay unto him twenty five
pounds Sterling as Master Gunner Store Keeper & Armorer
at Annapolis being in full for one years Sallary w^ch ended the
sixth day of February 1705-6
The Board Adjourns for an hour

Post Meridiem The Councill Sate
P^rsent as in the Morning
M^r W^m Frisby & Seven other Members bring from the
house a Bill for Advancement of Trade & erecting Ports &
Towns in the Province of Maryland
Which was read the first time, endors'd and Sent to the
house by Col Jenkins Col Lloyd & M^r Coursey
Coll Maxwell & M^r Macall bring from the house their
Answer to the Message from this board Concerning Bigamy
& Conventicles as follows viz^t

Original
Journal.

By the house of Delegates
Aprill 15th 1706

Yo^r Hon^rs Message by Coll Jenkins of the 12th of Aprill
Instant this day lay under Debate & Consideration of the
house & upon reading of the first branch thereof relating to
Bigamy This house resolved that a bill be brought in Declar-
ing the Act of Parliament of England ag^t Bigamy has been
& Still is in force in this Province
And as to the other branch relating to Quakers Conven-
ticles &c This house are of opinion that the Act for Religion
has Sufficiently provided that they are punishable according
to the Act of Parliament in that Case
Sign'd p Order W Taylard Clk h. D.

Upon reading whereof it is ordered that the following Reply
be sent thereunto viz^t

By the Councill in Assembly
Aprill 15^th 1706

In Answer to part of the house's Message by M^r Macall &
Coll Maxwell Wee have perused the Act of Religion and

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