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

U. H. J,

the Height of Fences to prevent the Evil occasioned by the
multitude of Horses & Restraining Horse Rangers within
this Province and to redress the great Evil accruing to this
Province by the multiplicity of Useless Horses Mares & Colts
that run in the woods Endorsed —
Read in their House the first & second times by especial
order & will pass. Which was read at the Board the first &
second time & Endorsed will pass And Sent to the House by
L^t Col Young
The Bill for causing Grand & petite Jurors & Witnesses to
come to the Provincial & County Courts and ascertaining
their Allowances

Was Read the first & second time by especial order & so
Endorsed will pass was sent to the Delegates by Lt Col
Young
The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

Thursday May 26th 1715

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The Honble his Majesty's Council Sate Present as yes-
terday

Major Woolford & Mr Turbutt brought up the following
Message Viz.

By the House of Delegates
May 26th. 1715

May It please your Excellency and Honours
On Consideration of your Excellency and Honours' Mes-
sage of yesterday by the honble Col Coursey We find that
our message of the 19th by Major Ward & others only signi-
fyed our Consent that such Fines should be by a Law settled
on his Majesty to the uses therein mentioned and thought our
Consent necessary to such a Law to give It being according
to our present Constitution And hope that expressing such
our Consent may not be understood as insisting on or claim-
ing any thing to the Prerogative We therefore only pray if
your Excellency and Honours approve of the Law in the sd
Message proposed that such your Approbation be notified to
us that a Bill may be prepared accordingly
Signed p order Tho^s Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

Mr Parnell & Col Maxwell brought up a Bill prohibiting
carrying any Liquors to the Indian Towns or from selling any
Quantity of strong Liquors to the Indians to prevent Differ-
ences between them and his Majesty's Subjects and to punish