384 Assembly Proceedings, June 17-July 8, 1746.

	L. H. J. Liber No. 46	burthened with double Fees either by the Examiner or Surveyor but that the several surveyors shall pay the Examinor for any Ex- traordinary Trouble they give him in Reexamining such Fees as by this Act is Allowed to the Examiner This Act to continue for seven years and to the End of the next Session of Assembly that shall happen after the Expiration of the said seven years. The House Adjourns til 2 of the Clock Post Meridiem The House met According to Adjournment. Mr Nicholas Golds- borough & Mr Broome sent to Acquaint his Excellency that no Pub- lick Business lies before this House Mr Speaker Communicates to the House the following Message from the Governor Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
	p. 645	You have heard no Doubt as well as myself of the joyful news of the Total Defeat of the Rebels in Scotland upon the News of their being drove out of England, I gave Orders for and encouraged what Publick Testimonies of Loyalty I could on that Occation But this decisive Action must fill all our Hearts with such loyal Transports of Ioy that I doubt not to meet with your Concurrence to make them as publick and in as handsome Manner as the Circum- stances of our province will permit suitable to the Occasion either upon the Credit of what we have now received or when a fuller Account shall be brought Thereof especially as the Assembly may not be then sitting and to do this I hope for your Advice and Assistance T. Bladen Which being read Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in an Address in Answer thereto. A Question was then put Whether the said Committee shall have any Instructions from the House in relation to drawing the said Address Resolved in the Negative
		For the Negative
		Mr Barnes Mr Harrison Mr Purnell Wilson Wilkinson Sheredine Harris N. Goldsborough Buchanan p. Hammond Loyd Paca Carroll Thomas Wootton Worthington I. Goldsborough Addison Smith Hooper Stoddert Broome Ennalls T. Hammond Mackall Lecompte Hooper Jos. Hall Pearce Tilghman Courts Hiland Henry Smallwood Bayard