14 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 23-Nov. 3, 1711.

U. H. J.

Monday October the 29th 1711
The Council in Assembly Sate Present
The Honble Edw^d Lloyd Esq^r President

Col Holland Col Coursey Col Ennalls M^r Young Col Green-
held Col Greenberry Col Addison Cap^t Dorsey and Colonel
Tilghman
And the last Message from the House by Cap^t Scott &
others being Considered the following Answer was sent thereto
by Col Ennalls & Sam^l Young Esq^r Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
October 29^th 1711

In answer to the Houses Message by M^r Scott and three
other Members concerning the appointing an Agent for this
Province Had your House thought fitt now to have complyed
with her Majesty's Pleasure therein We should not have
thought it improper to have named to you some Persons for
that Trust but seeing you refer it to the next Assembly we
must be Content then to enforce that her Majesty's gracious
Recommendation 'tho we cannot but think it necessary an
Agent should be now appointed
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Col Low and three other Members bring up a Bill to ascer-
tain the Gauge of Tob^o Hhds & to prevent cropping and
defacing of tob^o

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A Bill to confirm the Enlargem^t & discharge of Persons
released by Virtue of the Act for the relief of Debtors and
languishing Prisoners
A Bill impowering Comm^rs to lay out Lands for the Nanti-
coke Indians
A Bill confirming Land to Col Holland Rich^d Harrison &
Sam^l Chew
A Bill impowering Thomas Edmonson to sell Lands for the
paym^t of John Edmonsons Debts
A Bill for relief of Robert Roberts of Queen Ann's County
and —
A Bill for relief of John Stoakes's son which were read in
the House the first & Second Times
The Board adjourned until eight of the Clock to morrow
Morning.

Tuesday October the 30th 1711
The Council Sate Present as yesterday
M^r Samuel Worthington and three other Delegates bring
from their House