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

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

The Honble Col^{o
Holland and John Hall Esq. enter the
House and deliver Mr Speaker the eight ingrossed Bills sent
up to the Council Yesterday severally indorsed Novr 2nd 1710
Read and assented to by her Majesty's Honble Council and
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Con.}

The following Message brought by Col^{o
Holland and Mr Hall}

By the Council in Assembly Nov^r 3^d 1710

Gentlemen, We herewith send you Col^{o
Blackiston's Letter
to us of the second of Janry last and recommend to you the
Necessity of our having an Agent in Great Britain to answer
the Objections made against our Laws that upon every little
Dissatisfaction to any particular Person, they may not meet the
like Fate several of them lately had. And further we hope
you will take it into your Consideration and make Allowance
to Colo
Blackiston of his Salary agreed with him for to the
Time you thought fit to give his Attorney of your Resolution
not longer to continue him your Agent and not as yet allowed
which is fifteen Months, there having been only three Years
Salary allowed him as may appear by the Journals and must
add that we are very sensible Colo
Blackiston is a Gent, as
willing and capable to serve this Province as any whatever.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.}

Which being read in the House it's Resolved That since the
Journal of the Committe of Accounts is closed and assented
to by this House and the Council the Consideration of the
Message be referred till next Session
The Petition of John Clements recommended from the Hon-
ble Council Read and the Consideration thereof referred till
next Session of Assembly.
The Honble John Hall Esq. enters the House and delivers
M^r Speaker the two ingrossed Bills sent to the Council this
Day severally indorsed November 3^d 1710 Read and assented
to by her Majesty's Honble Council, and Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl. Co.

Col^{o
Holland and Samuel Young Esq. enter the House and
deliver Mr Speaker Bill for relieving some Aggrievances
Indorsed}

By the Council in Assembly Nov^r 3^d 1710

Read in Council the first and second Times and will pass
here tho' we can have no reasonable Expectation but that it