266 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2<j-Nov. 14, 1713.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

Conferrees appointed Col^o Ward, M^r Worthington, M^r
Tyler, Capt. Jones, Col^o John Mackall, and Col^o Hoskins.
Sent to the Honble Council by Col^o Hoskins, Major Ham-
mond, M^r James Mackall, M^r James ffrisby, M^r Charles
Wright, and M^r John Purnell.
They return and say they delivered their Message
Col^o Ennalls from the Council enters the House & delivers
M^r Speaker the following Message Viz.

By the President and Council in Assembly
29^th 8bo 1713

We approve of your Proposal for appointing some of the
Members of your House together with some of this Board to
enquire into the State of the Land & other Records and when
you let us know what Members of your House are appointed
for that Service and the Time when, we shall take Care to
join some of our Board with them
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Read and answered as follows.

By the House of Delegates
29^th October 1713

In Reply to your Message this Day by Col^o Ennalls we
have appointed Col^o Philip Hoskins, M^r James Mackall, M^r
James ftrisby, and Capt. Jones Members of this House to join
with the Members of her Majesty's Honble Council to enquire
into the State of the Land and other Records this Afternoon
or when your Honours think fit
Signed p Order R Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

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Sent by the Gentlemen named in the Message
They return and say they delivered their Message
Committee of Laws report what Laws expire Viz.

An Act for the more speedy conveying of publick Letters
and Packets of this Province and defraying the Charge thereof
Resolved the same be revised and made perpetual with
Addition of Letters from the Speaker and Clerk of the House
of Delegates to be publick Letters within that Act
An Act for Relief of Debtors and ascertaining the Manner
of Tenders in Tobacco
Resolved it be revised & made perpetual the two Persons
that view the Tobacco to be Freeholders