The Lower House. 449

Bill ascertaining the Allowance to Jurors and Evidences
Read the first Time and committed for Amendments
Bill reviving the Act relating to the Militia Read the first
Time & ordered a second Reading
Bill for erecting Towns &^ta Read the second Time and past
Col^{o
Ennalls enters the House and delivers Mr Speaker the
following Bills Viz.
Bill relating to Runaways Imprisonment &ta Indorsed. By
the Council in Assembly Nov. 8th 1709 Read the within Bill
in Council the first and second Times and will pass with the
Amendment W Bladen Cl. Council
Which being read with the Amendment and is past for
ingrossing
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock.}

Wednesday 9^th Nov. 1709

The House met again according to Adjournment.
Being called over were all present as Yesterday.
Read what was done Yesterday.
The Committee appointed to view the Stadt House, enter
the House and delivers the Report following Viz. By the
Committee appointed to view the Stadt House. The said
Committee having viewed and inspected into the Work of
Stadt-House report as follows Viz.
That M^r William Bladen's Agreement being to build and
furnish the said House as well as it was at first they cannot
remember what Sort of Work and Furniture was about it; but
now find that the Window Frames & Doors and Door Cases
are very slight, and not done Workman like and are not hung
with sufficient Hinges and that the House is not so well
Shingled as it ought to be.
p Order Signed Edward Benson Cl. Com.

Upon which the Petition of M^r William Bladen was ordered
to be read he praying Allowance of 200^lb &^ta was likewise
read, and M^r Bladen being called into the House to speak to
his Petition He enters the House and his Petition and Report
was again read And the said M^r Bladen being heard what he
had to say, and then he withdrew. Then the House having
fully debated the same Resolved the said M^r Bladen be allowed
his Money and that he be obliged to make good the Shingling
and making the Roof of the said House tight & good Upon
which M^r Bladen was again called in he appeared and M^r
Speaker was pleased to acquaint him with the Resolve of the
House.

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L. H. J.
Lib. 41.