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The Honble Col Coursey being indisposed had leave to go
home for the Recovery of his Health
The Carpenters Accounts Smith's & others for removing
and repairing the powder House being inspected & regulated
and there appearing to be due thereupon to the several Per-
sons therein named the sum of twelve pounds five shillings &
Six pence the said account was so Settled & allowed of by this
Board.

U. H. J.

And thereupon It was ordered by his Excell in Council
that John Rousby Esqr his Majesty's Receiver of the District
of Patuxent pay and Satisfy the sd Sum of twelve pounds five
shill & 6 pence to the several Persons to whom the same ap-
pears to be due, out of his Majesty's Revenue of 3d p hhd
appropriated for purchasing of Arms and Ammunition for
the Service of this Province now in the said Receivers
Hands
The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning.

Wednesday May the nth 1715
The honble his Majesty's Council in Assembly Sate
Present
His Excellency the Governour

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Col Thos Ennalls Col Thos Addison

The Honble

Col Thos Greenfield Col Wm Wittington
John Hall Esqr Philemon Lloyd Esqr &
L^t Col Richd Tilghman

Mr Philemon Hemsley according to the Order of the Board
yesterday laid before his Excell in Council the Account of
Arms & Ammunition received by Col John Contee late of
Chars County decd out of the publick Store at Annapolis
Which Account being Inspected & Examined by the
Board Resolved that Mr Philemon Hemsley & Mary his
wife Executors of the sd Col Contee stand accountable for
three pair of Horse Pistols which they are hereby required to
deliver to the Col or Commander in chief of the Militia of
Charles County As likewise for two Drums which they are
to deliver to the said Officer Unless the said Drums be al-
ready delivered to the proper officers in the sd County

Mr Rousby & three more of the Delegates brought up a
Bill for repealing a Clause in an Act of Assembly Entituled
an Act for Establishment of religious Worship in this Prov-
ince &c And also for appointing the Oaths of Abjuration to be

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