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by such means as to your Excellency and Honours shall seem
proper may be of Singular Advantage, At which time your
Excellency may be informed whither It may be necessary to
continue the said prohibition
Signed p order Tho^{s
Macnemara Cl Ho. Del.}

And advised & Resolved that his Excellency be pleased to
issue his Proclamation to that purpose

M^r Amos Garrett & Major Roger Woolford came & Saw
M^r Rousby Sworn to his Naval Officers Acc^t

M^r Stoddert & M^r Fendall brought up the following message

By the House of Delegates
October the 8^th 1714

Little Tob^o being made this year & that the several Gentle-
men that Serve the Country may be allowed some part of
their Claims in mony rating tob^o at a penny p pound, in order
to bear part of their Expences & to ease the People of this
Province we propose allowing every person attending the
publick Service out of the publick Stock and desire to know

U. H. J.

whither your Honours will have such allowance made the
several members of your Board
Signed p order Tho^s Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

Which being read And It being considered that very small
Crops of Tob^o are made this year this Board agree thereto,
And the following message sent to the House by M^r Hall

By the Council in Assembly
October the 8th 1714

On Consideration of your Message by M^r Stoddert and M^r
Fendal This Board believing It will very much ease the Inhabi-
tants are willing to take their Allowance as proposed by you
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

The Petition of Several Gentlemen of the Clergy who have
officiated in the absence of M^r Gabriel D'Emiliane late Rector
of Christ's Church parish in Calvert County

And the Petition of Ann D'Emiliane his Widow being read
setting forth that whereas her late Husband had the leave of
this Board & also of the Church Wardens and Vestry of his
Parish to go for England on promise of some other Clergy-
man to officiate in his Absence Which has been complyed
with. And It now being supposed that he is shipwrecked

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