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The following Message sent to the Delegates by Col
Greenfield

By his Excellency the Governour & Council in Assembly
May 23d 1715

We take notice that in the preamble of the Act declaring
how the £40 Tob^o p poll shall be disposed &c No 1 And tran-
scribed on parchment and sent up to this Board to be revised

Reference is made therein to an Act of Religion not in forrp

And therefore ought to be Reenacted & Amended
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Mr Tyler and Mr Hudson brought up a Bill relating to the
Standard of English Weights and Measures And a Bill for
securing merchants & others tob^o after they have received It
And declaring the altering the mark or Quality thereof to be

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felony & against false packing. Read in their House the
first & second times by Especial Order and Endorsed will
pass
Which was Read at the Board the first & second times
and Endorsed will pass and sent to the Delegates by Col
Greenfield
And the Bill relating to the Standard of Weights & Meas-
ures was Read at this Board the first & second times &
Endorsed will pass and sent to the House by Col Greenfield
Mr Parran and Mr Holdsworth brought up the following
Message

By the House of Delegates
May the 23d 1715

May it please your Excellency

The one & Twentieth Article of the royal Instructions
brought down by Col Lloyd & Col Ennalls on the 16th &
your message of this day by Col Addison being Considered
& debated

The matter therein being new We are desirous that the
same may be referred to the Consideration of next Session
of Assembly by which time We shall better inform Ourselves
of the Conveniency or Inconveniency that will attend such an
Alteration
Signed p order Thos Macnemara C. H. D.

Which was read & Agreed to And the honble Lt Col
Young sent to acquaint the Delegates thereof

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