The Lower House. 147

The Honble Col^o Whittington from the Council enters the
House and delivers M^r Speaker the following Message and
sundry Accounts thereto relating

By the Council in Assembly
Nov^r 4^th 1712.

Whereas the Sea board Side of Somerset County hath lately
been often alarmed by Privateers and some having attempted
to land there to the great Terror of the Inhabitants, the Hon-
ble Col^o Whittington the Commander in Chief of that County
was requested by this Board to procure a great Gun to make
an Alarm and to employ Persons to look out on the Sea board
Side Wherefore that Service and the Charge thereof is
recommended to your Consideration that such reasonable
Satisfaction as you shall see fit on View of the Accounts here-
with sent you may be made the respective Persons employed
thereabout
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Upon reading the beforegoing Message and examining the
Accounts Resolved they be referred to the Committee of
Accounts for Allowance
M^r Bladen and M^r Carroll's Remonstrance again read with
the Report of the Committee thereon. Debated, and Re-
solved the Committee of Accounts allow fifteen Pounds in
full till this Time
M^r Young, the Treasurer's Memorial Read praying a fur-
ther Allowance for Paper and Parchment. Debated and Re-
solved no further Allowance be made.
The House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eleven
O'Clock

Wednesday 5^th Nov. 1712.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

This being the Anniversary Day of Thanksgiving for the
Delivery from the Gunpowder Plot the Honble Speaker at-
tended by the whole House repaired to the Church and after
Divine Service and Sermon ended The House met according
to Adjournment. Being called over were present as yesterday
Read what was done yesterday.
Matthew Mason's Petition again read and .debated.
Put to the Question whether the House will proceed therein
this Session or not? Resolved in the Affirmative and Leave
given to bring in a Bill as prayed
The Report of the Conferrees brought into the House

p. 348