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Powder remain in the House where it now is under such
Guards as his Excellency the Governor shall think fit to
appoint for the Security thereof which Report this House
doth not concur therewith because that Method will entail
a great and successive Charge upon the Country, but they
had rather leave the said Powder in the House as it is without
a Guard than put the Country to more Charge than the
Powder is worth
Signed p Order W. Taylard Cl. Ho. Del.

Which being read and approved of was sent up to his Ex-
cellency and Council M^r Joseph Ennalls.
He returns and says he delivered the same.
Col^{o
Hammond and Colo
Lloyd enter the House and
delivers Mr Speaker Thos Freeborne Mr John Freeman and
Charles Kilburn's Petitions
Ordered Mr Kilburn's Petition be read in the House and
being debated, Resolved it be rejected. And the Petition of
Mr John Freeman read and referred till to morrow morning.
And the Consideration of the Petition of Thomas Freeborn
referred till to morrow morning
The Supplementary Bill to the Act for Towns read in the
House the first Time and ordered that Major Nicholas Lowe
Mr George Muschamp, Mr John Walls, Mr James Philips,
Mr John Mackall, Mr John Maclaster, Mr John Hodson,
Mr Richard Colegate and Mr Joseph Ennalls, carry up the
same to the Council Board.
They return and say they delivered the Bill.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning seven O Clock.}

Tuesday 8^th April 1707

The House met according to Adjournment. Being called
over were present as yesterday
Read what was done yesterday.
The Petition of Thomas Freeborn being debated is recom-
mended to the Committee of Accounts to allow three thousand
Pounds of Tobacco.
Thomas Tench Esq^r enters the House and delivers a Bill
for Attainder of Richard Clarke together with the following
Message.

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
April 8^th 1707.

The Bill herewith sent to the House for the Attainder of
Richard Clarke is thought reasonable by this Board since

L. H. J.

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