612 Assembly Proceedings, April 2-19, 1706.

Lib. 41.

Ingrossed Bill encouraging making Hemp and Flax In-
dorsed April 18^th 1706.
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates.
Sent up to the Council by M^r John Wells & M^r Thomas
Frisby. They return and say they delivered the same.
The following Message prepared and sent up to his Excel-
lency and Council by M^r Joseph Ennalls Viz.

May it please your Excellency,
Upon reading that Paragraph of your Excellency's Speech
relating to Persons sent on Expeditions on any emergent
Occasion it is resolved by the House that such Persons as
shall any ways be employed by your Excellency shall be
rewarded for such Services as your Excellency shall think fit.

This House taking your Excellency to be a proper Judge of

the Reward for such Services.
Signed p Order W. Taylard Cl. Ho. Del.

William Holland Esq^r from the Honble Council enters the
House and delivers M^r Speaker Bill declaring several Acts
of Parliament to be in force. Indorsed April 18^th 1706 By the
Council in Assembly read & past.
Sign'd p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

The ingrossed Bill for suspending the Prosecution of Popish
Priests Indorsed April 18^th 1706. Her Majesty's Honble
Council have read and assented hereto.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Ingrossed Bill for erecting a Parish on the North Side Elk
River Indorsed April 18^th 1706 Her Majesty's Honble Coun-
cil have read & assented hereto.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

The Gentlemen appointed to examine the Accounts of M^r
Samuel Young relating to the Building the Vestry House
enter the House and inform M^r Speaker and the House of
what Objections they make to the Account and upon Debate
thereof its put to the Question whether there shall be any
Abatement or not ?
Carried in the Negative that there be no Abatement and
ordered the Acc^t be allowed and sent up by way of Message.
The following Message sent up to the Council p M^r Henry
Coursey & M^r Rob^t Goldsborough