462 Assembly Proceeding s, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

demonstrated to y^r Hon^rs) render your Pet^rs Employment
insignificant and not sufficient to maintain him.
Therefore your Petitioner most humbly prays y^r Hon^rs will

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be pleased to take his Case into y^r Hon^rs Consideration and
make him what further Allowance your Honours shall think fit
and likewise that your Honours will be pleased to make
especial Order that the Secretary permit your Petiitoner to
have the Laws Enacted this Session so convenient to copy in
Order for the Press, as to your Honours most wise Judgment
may seem most methodical. And your Petitioner as in Duty
bound shall ever pray &^ta
Which being read and fully debated, Ordered the same be
thus indorsed Viz^t

By the House of Delegates Novem^r 11^th 1709

Upon reading the within Petition it is Resolved by the
House That M^r Secretary permit and allow Thomas Reading
the Petitioner immediately after this Session to take a Copy
of the Laws now Enacted in Order that for Conveniency of
the Province he by all convenient Speed print the same and
that the said Reading get the great Seal affixed to each Body
at the several Counties Charge and transmit a particular Body
to each County for which he is to be allowed and paid by each
County for the same and every other Session for the future
500^lb Tob^{o
a Body and that he prepare and deliver to the Clerk
of the House one printed Copy for the Use of the Assembly
and another for the Provincial Court to be paid for by the
Public. Which is ordered to be done by all convenient Speed
Colo
Ennalls enters the House and delivers Mr Speaker the
Journal of the Committee of Accounts.
Indorsed Nov 11th 1709 Read and assented to by her
Majesty's Council Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.}

Ingrossed Bill reviving the Act for the Militia. Read and
assented to by the House of Delegates
Signed p Order W. Taylard Cl Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Honble Council for their Assent by Capt
Crabb and Capt. Jowles
They return and say they delivered the same.
Col^{o
Ennalls enters and delivers the same Bill.
All the aforegoing ingrossed Bills brought into the House
were severally indorsed
Read and assented to by the Honble Council}

Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.