48 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 23-Nov. 3, 1711.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

cated to us your Resolution not to advise the Honble Presi-
dent to pass any Act of Moment, until the Arrival of a Capt
General which in all Probability may be suddenly expected
and an Assembly called wherein we expect the many Aggriev-
ances this Province labours under will be redressed and we
under a Necessity of having an Agent in Great Britain have
Resolved to refer the appointing any until then and pray your
Honours will concur with us herein and if in the mean Time
your Honours please to recommend two or three Persons for
that Purpose we shall consider thereof
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Honble Council by M^r Scott, M^r Paca and
M^r Crabb. They return & say they delivered their Message
Ordered M^r Vanderheyden and M^r Crabb attend the
Honble Council to see M^r Knighton sworn to his Naval
Officers Accounts. They return and say they saw him Sworn
John Hall Esq and Col^o Greenfield enter the House and
deliver M^r Speaker a Message which is ordered to lye on the
Table for Consideration on Monday.

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Col^o Tilghman enters the House and delivers M^r Speaker
M^r Bradford's Petition which was read with the Indorsment
from the Council and ordered to be indorsed

By the House of Delegates
27^th October 1711.

Read and Leave given to bring in a Bill next Session upon
making good the Allegations.
Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Committee for valuing M^r Edwards his Work enter the
House and report it is their Opinion that he deserves thirty
three Pounds more than what he is already paid which the
House agreed and ordered the Committee of Accounts make
Allowance accordingly
Guy Meek's Petition brought into the House by Col^o
Tilghman Read and referred to the Committee of Accounts
for Allowance.
The House adjourned till Monday Morning Nine O'Clock

Monday 29^th October 1711.

The House met according to Adjournment. Being called
over were present as on Saturday.