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Mackall, M^r Worthington, M^r Ward, M^r Wells, M^r Leach and
M^r Woolford, Members of this House to join with her Maj-
esty's Honble Council in the Conferrence desired, and if the
Honble Council please to meet at M^r Dodd's to Morrow at
twelve O'Clock at Noon
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

They return and say they delivered the same
The House adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine O'Clock.

Tuesday 4^th Nov^r 1712

The House met again according to Adjournment. Being
called over were present as yesterday.
Read what was done yesterday.
The House proceeds to debate the Message from the Coun-
cil on the Bill reviving the Act for relieving some Aggriev-
ances and resolved to proceed in no other Business till that
Bill or some other of like Nature be agreed to and that a
Message be prepared and sent to the Council as followeth.

By the House of Delegates
4^th November 1712

This House have considered the Indorsment of the Honble
Council on the Bill reviving the Act for relieving some Aggriev-
ances and never expected your Honours would have returned
the same with such an Indorsment considering the little Time
we desire this Act to continue If that Act at first was past con-
trary to her Majesty's Royal Instructions it was no fault in this
House they having obeyed those that then took upon them
the Government and we cannot but believe your Honours
have certified her Majesty the Reason why the Acts past under
that Stile being induced thereto by her Majesty's not disap-
proving as well those made Anno 1710, as those made Anno
1709, and we also remember the Interest made against this
Bill more than any other at the Time of passing it and the Con-
fidence some Gentlemen then had of having it returned disal-
lowed of in a little Time, all which we see vanished in it's
continuing the Time it was made for.
Your Honours are not unsensible we conceded to your
Request to revive the Act for Officers Fees till after the Arri-
val of a Captain General not being willing to enter into long
Debates about it.
If this Bill curtails the Jurisdiction of the Courts we think
that Objection may be easily obviated considering the great

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