536 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 1710.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

The Sheriff promised to yield Obedience to the Order and
withdrew.
Ordered M^r Salter M^r Hemsley and M^r Bordley agree with
a Workman to finish the Assembly Office and other Offices
in the Stadt House and make Report of their Proceedings to
this House
The Honble John Hall Esq. from the Honble Council enters
the House & delivers M^r Speaker Bill impowering Trustees
to sell Land in Dorchester County formerly sold by John
Nicholls to W^m Edmondson Indorsed October 31^st 1710.
Read the first and second Times in Council and will pass
Signed p Ord^r W Bladen Cl. Co.

Bill reviving the Act prohibiting Importation of Bread Beer
&^ta Indorsed October 30^th 1710 Read in Council the first &
second Times and will pass
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Con^l

Both which Bills were again read in the House and past for
ingrossing
Ordered M^r Hunt Col^{o
Smith Captain Jones Mr Ungle Mr
Mariartee and Mr Crabb return the Thanks of this to the
Reverend Mr Butler and Mr Hindman for their learned and
good Discourses made in their Sermons preached before this
House the last Sunday
Ordered the following Message be prepared.}

p. 276

By the House of Delegates 31^st October 1710.

This House being very well pleased with the learned and
good Discourse made by the Reverend M^r Butler in his Sermon
preached before this House on Sunday last in the Forenoon
do heartily recommend him to the Favour of the Honble
President and Council
Signed p Order Richard Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up by M^r Bordley, Col^{o
Maxwell and Mr Greenfield
They return and say they delivered the Message Committee
of Laws enter the House and deliver Mr Speaker Bill con-
tinuing Queen Ann's County Court at Queens Town Read
the first Time and committed for Amendment
Bill securing Persons Rights to Town Lands
Read with the Amendments. Put to the Question whether
the Word Dimensions or Directions shall be in the Act?
Carryed by Majority of Votes Dimensions The Bill amended
and ordered to be fairly transcribed}