322 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 27 -Nov. 14, 1713.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

By the House of Delegates
Nov^r 14^th 1713

The Season of the year being far advanced and almost half
the Members of this House being sick in Town or gone Home
we desire your Honours to expedite the Bill for assessing the
publick Levy and appoint when some of the Members of this
House may wait on your Honours to see the Laws sealed that
this Session may be closed without further Charge to the
Country
Signed p Order Evan Jones D. Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Council p M^r John Mackall and M^r Tyler
who return and say they delivered the same.
Col^o Addison from the Council delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message Viz.

By the President and Council in Assembly
Nov. 13^th 1713.

We do not know any Room in the Court House proper to
lodge the publick Arms &^ta in and tho' for the present accord-
ing to your Desire they may be put in the Assembly or
Chancery Offices yet we think it most fit that a small House
be built on the publick Ground and at the publick Charge on
Purpose to lodge and secure the said Arms in &^ca and wish
you once more to consider whether it may not be fit to have
small Houses built near the several County Court Houses for
the better securing of the Arms belonging to the several
Counties
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

Which being read and debated Resolved the following
Answer be sent to the Council.

By the House of Delegates
9^br 14^th 1713.

p. 421

This House propose to build a House for to lodge the
publick Arms in to be built 25 feet long 18 foot high and ten
ffoot pitch sawed fframe Planked within Side and without well
shingled and to be built on the publick Ground.
M^r Thomas Docwra will undertake the Work as to the Build-
ing of Houses in the several Counties for County Arms, This
House desire the Consideration of it may be referred till next
Session and desire your Honours Concurrence thereto
Signed p Order Evan Jones D. Cl. Ho. Del.