144 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

L. H. J.

By the Honble his Majesty's Council in Assembly
May the 12th 1715.

This Bill being read at the Board it is offered that the Words
in the fourth Line of the second Folio Viz. (in the Day) be
omitted, and that the Liberty of seizing such prohibited Goods
be at any Time; otherwise the Intent of the Law may be
avoided by Importation in the Night. With which Amend-
ment the said Bill will pass this Board.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

Read the third Time (Eodem Die) in the House of Dele-
gates with the Amendments and past for ingrossing.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight O'Clock.

Friday Morning 13th May 1715

The House met according to Adjournment. Present as on
Yesterday.
Then was read the Proceedings of this House on Yerterday.
A Bill, for Limitation of certain Actions for avoiding Suits
at Law was read the third Time, pursuant to the Order of
Yesterday and will pass
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The said Bill is sent up to the Honble Council by Capt.
Dent & Mr Purnell.
They return and say they delivered the same.
Col^o Lloyd, Col^o Holland, Col^o Ennalls, Col^o Addison, Col^o
Young, Col^o Greenfield Col^o Whittington, John Hall and
Richard Tilghman Esqrs from the Honble Council deliver Mr
Speaker the following Address with the Indorsemt thereon
made Viz.

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To his Excellency the Governor, the Honble his Majesty's
Council, and the Honble House of Delegates.
We the Rector Governors and Visitors of Free-Schools met
together to consult the Ends for which we are incorporated
and taking into Consideration the great Disadvantage the
want of Learning and Education is to the Youth of this Prov-
ince and that the same may be remedied by settling Free-
Schools in every County thereof. We are heartily concerned
that we are obliged to represent unto this Honble Assembly
that our Funds will only enable us to maintain one School in
this Town and that they are very insufficient to answer the