446 Assembly Proceedings, May 14- June 6, 1719.

L. H. J.

Sessions more than what is in the Journall of Accounts be
paid them in Money at the rate of twelve Shill^s and Six pence
Currant
Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up Ho

Ordered that the Committee for laying the publick levy
allow his Excellency the Governour in Money for so much
Tobacco as is allowed him by the Publick at the rate of twelve
and Six pence p hundred Currency if Money will hold out
and he thinks fitt to Accept thereof.
Coll Young from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the

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Journall of the Committee of accounts thus Endorst Viz:

June the 5^th 1719.
Read and assented to by the Upper House of Assembly &
Signed p Order. John Beard Cl Up H^o

The Bill empowering a Committee to lay and Assess the
Publick levy was read the first and second times by especial
order and will pass, which was so Endorst and Sent to the
Upper House by M^r Stoddart and M^r Dashiel.
They Return and say they delivered it.
Esq^r Brooke and three more from the Upper House deliver
M^r Speaker the following Message Viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly June the 5^th 1710.
Gent.
Upon Reading your Message by M^r Hill and Others his
Excellency is Pleased to Say that he shall pass the bill if their
be a limitation, which he desires may be for three years and
to the end of the next Session of Assembly which shall happen
after three years, or to the end of the first Session of Assembly
after the Arrivall of the Lord Proprietor which shall first
happen
Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up Ho

The following letter from his Excellency on Wednesday
last to M^r Speaker was Communicated to the house and Or-

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dered to be Entered as follows.

M^r Speaker.

I desire you will Acquaint the house that, by the Artfull
contrivance of M^r Carroll his Lordship's former Agent, There