474 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 5-9, 1714.

L. H. J.
No. 41

Tobacco Trade and the ascertaining the Bounds of Land are
Things of such Consequence to this Province and so earnestly
recommended by your Excy that we think ourselves under a
double Obligation of proceeding to consider and debate them
in the manner proposed by your Excy. We hope that in these
and all other particulars we shall sincerely endeavour to per-
form our Duty to God, and take to acquit ourselves as dutiful
and loyal Subjects to our Sovereign as a grateful People to
your Excellency and faithful Servants to our Country.
Signed p Order Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

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Sent up to his Excy the Governor by M^r Tyler, M^r Rousby,
Major Sprigg, M^r Alex^r Parran, M^r James Lloyd, Major Haw-
kins, Cap^t Edw^d Scott and Capt. Ennalls.
They return and say they delivered the same.
The following Message being prepared was read and ap-
proved of and ordered to be entered Viz.

By the House of Delegates
7^th October 1714

May it please your Excellency,
Your Excellency (on the humble Address of this House) of
the second of July 1714 praying Directions to be given her
Majesty's Receivers to lay their Accounts of the three Pence
p Hh^d applyed .by her Majesty for purchasing Arms and
Ammunition for the Defence of this Province) before this
House this Sessions, was pleased to return in Answer thereto,
that Directions were given the said Receivers accordingly.
But the same not being as yet done, we pray your Excys
further Directions about the same, and that an Account of
the Fines and Forfeitures reced by the said Receivers be like-
wise laid before this House this Sessions.
Signed p Order Tho^s Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The same is sent up to his Excy by M^r James Mackall Col^o
Maxwell, M^r Warfield, Cap^t Trippe, Capt. Ennalls and M^r
William Blay.
They return and say they delivered it.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning nine O'Clock.

Friday Morning 8^th October 1714

Then the House being called over met. Present as Yes-
terday.
Then was read what was done Yesterday.