414 Assembly Proceedings, June 22-July 3, 1714.

L. H. J.

Lib. 41

ance this Afternoon at three of the Clock in Order to see the
Royal Assent given to the Bill of 3^d p Hhd.

I am, Sir, Your Humble Servant
Jo. Hart.

Pursuant to which Order the House adjourns to the Coun-
cil Chamber to see his Excy give the Assent on Behalf of her
Majesty to an Act for settling a Revenue on her Majesty's
present Governor, Which said Bill his Excy the Gov^r was
pleased to enact into a Law by sealing it with the great Seal
of this Province and indorsing it in the following Words viz.

30^th June 1714

On Behalf of her Sacred Majesty Queen Ann of Great
Britain &c. I will this be a Law.
Jo. Hart

After which M^r Speaker with the Rest of the Members
returned to the House and met. All present as in the After-
noon.
A Bill for Limitation of Officers Fees sent up to the Honble
Council by Major Woolford, Capt. Mariarte, Major Sprigg,
M^r John Whittington, M^r William Whittington, Capt. Cood,
M^r Vanderheyden, Col^o Hammond, M^r Kenelm Cheseldine,
Capt. Greenfield, John Purnell, James Mackall and Capt.
Thomas Docwra
They return and say they delivered the Bill.
Col^o Edward Lloyd, Col^o Holland, Col^o Coursey, Col^o Young
and Col^o Whittington from the Honble Council delivered M^r
Speaker the Bill for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province
from some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law,
thus endorsed —
June the 30^th 1714

Read in Council and will pass with the following Amend-
ments Viz. Fo. 5
Instead of above £100 Sterl. or thirty thousand Pounds of
Tob^o it be expressed £20 Sterl. or five thousand Pounds of
Tob^o but above the Sum of two hundred Pounds of Tob^o or
sixteen Shillings and Eight Pence Current Money adding the
Words and give Judgment for the just Balance with Costs
of Suit
Signed p Order W. Bladen Cl. Con.

A Bill for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggrievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law.