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

L. H. J.
No. 41

that his Excy the Gov. commands this House immediately to
attend him in the Council Chamber.
The House accordingly adjourns to the Council Chamber.
Then the House met again and M^r Speaker reported to the
House that his Excy the Gov. was pleased to direct that this
House should wave doing any other Business but laying the
Levy this Sessions in Regard that he had seen some Prints
giving an Account of the Queen's Death.
The following Message was prepared and sent to the
Council and ordered to be entered as follows Viz.

By the House of Delegates
October the 8^th 1714

May it please your Honours,
His Excy having directed us to wave all other Business this
Sessions but laying the publick Levy by Reason of the doleful
news of the Death of her Sacred Majesty Queen Ann our
late Sovereign, desire your Honours to put in your Claims
that the publick Accounts may be stated, it being ordered
that no Claims be received after ten of the Clock to Morrow
Morning
Signed p Order Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

p. 479

Sent up to the Honble Council by M^r Stoddart and M^r Hill
They return and say they delivered their Message.
M^r Roger Woolford a Member for Dorchester County
appeared this Day in the House.
Philemon Lloyd Esq. from the Honble Council enters the
House and delivers M^r Speaker the following Message Viz.

By the Council in Assembly
October the 8^th 1714.

We do believe it advisable if all the publick Claims can be
adjusted by to Morrow Morning and the Journal of the Com-
mittee of Accounts agreed to. It may be proper to make an
Act of Assembly for levying the Charge and appointing three
or four or more of the Members of your House to join with
some of this Board on Monday next to apportion the respec-
tive Allowances in the several Counties
Signed p Order W. Bladen Cl. Conl.

Ordered That the following be returned as an Answer
thereto Viz.