The Lower House. 121

Mr Andrew Hambleton is added to the Committee of Laws.
The following Message being prepared is ordered to be
entered Viz.
By the House of Delegates
May the 5th 1715

May it please your Excy
By an Act of Assembly of this Province entituled an Act for
Amerciaments in the Provincial and County Courts made the
23d of Sept. 1704 all Amerciaments in the Provincial Court are
to be employed as the Governor and Council think fit but it not
appearing to this House how the same have been employed
or that they have been accounted for since the passing that
Act, humbly pray your Excellency will order an Account of
them to be laid before us this Sessions.
Signed p Order Tho. Maenemara Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to his Excellency the Governor by Capt. Dent and
Mr Harrison
They return and say they delivered the same.
Col^o William Whittington from the Honble Council delivers
Mr Speaker the following Message Viz.

By his Excy the Gov. and Council in Assembly
May the 5th 1715

Gentlemen,
On Receipt of your Message by Capt. Dent and Mr Harri-
son his Excy has been pleased to enquire how the Prov1 Amerci-
aments have been disposed of and was informed by the Clerk
of this Board that by an Order in Council made in his Excy
Gov. Nicholson's Time the said Provt Amerciamts were settled
on the then Clerk of the Council Mr Henry Denton the better
to enable him to keep a Clerk and afterwards upon the present
Clerk's coming into the Office he had Execution granted to
him at two several Times for them one in his Excy Col^o Black-
iston's Time and one during Col^o Seymour's Government, by
Virtue whereof he has received a small quantity of Tob^o scarce
worth his Trouble and Charge in making them out to the
several Counties and will be ready to render an Account of
what he has received thereof.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Conl.

With which the House is satisfied.
Col^o Ward from the Committee of Laws delivers Mr Speaker
a Bill for Amerciaments in the Provincial and County Courts

L. H. J.