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with ten pounds Sterl on some especial Service to the Coun-
try, being sent to North Carolina
Resolved the following message be sent to the House of
Delegates by M^r Lynes Viz^t

By the Council in Assembly Dec^r 14th 1708

M^r George Plater late Naval Officer & her Majesty's re-
ceiver of the District of Patuxent having by order of his Excell.
& this Board Supplyed Cap^t John Blakmore when sent to
Carolina on the Country's Service with ten pounds Sterl which
was necessarily Expended in negotiating the Business he was
charged with We recommend to your House to make allow-
ance for the s^d sum of Ten pounds to M^r Plater's Adm^rs
And further inasmuch as there was fifty pds Sterl allowed
in April 1707 for M^r John Perry the Posts Sallary his Excell

being Satisfyed that sum was allowed to M^r Robert Mason late

Treasurer on the Western Shoar recommends to you that Care
be taken to Stop the payment thereof
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

The Bill directing the manner of Electing & Summoning
Delegates read at the Board & ordered the same with the fol-
lowing Message be sent to the House Viz^t

U. H. J.

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By the Council in Assembly Dec 14th 1708

This Board having a due Sense of the Consequence of this
Bill were willing to have had further Consideration thereof
until the next Sessions. But seeing the House are so desirous
to have it Compleated this Session we have once more read it
and desire there may be a Clause inserted to oblige the Free-
holders to appear at Elections It having been often Experi-
enced that they are very indifferent & remiss on these
occasions
And further on comparing the former Law with this now
proposed we find a whole Clause omitted therein which being
adjunct to her most sacred Majesty's royal Prerogative we are
not willing to impair the same but desire it may be inserted as
formerly Enacted Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Sent to the House by Col Holland.
M^r Mariartee and M^r Tyler bring up a Bill relating to At-
torneys read in the House, the first & second Times
The said Gentlemen brought up the following Message Viz.

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