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       By the house of Burgesses Octob the 8^th .1695

Ordered the Com^rs of the Severall County Courts with

in this Province make Rules as they shall See expedient

for the more Speedy hearing & determineing all actions

wherein Merchants Traders are concerned

                            Signed p^r Order

                                                   W. Bladen Clk Assembly

Assented by his Ex^ncy & Council

                   Hen. Benton Clk Concils

            By his Ex^ncy y^e Govern^r & Council &ca

                        October y^e 19^th: 1695. //

Ordered that the Com^rs of the Severall Courts within this

Province return an Account under the hand of their Clerk

whether y^e business in their Severall Courts depending

has been fully Compleated pursuant to former Order

of this Board, hereby obligeing the Severall Sheriffs to

publish this Order in open Court.

        Signed p^r Order Hewn Denton Clr Concil

        By his Ex^ncy y^e Govern^r & Councill &a

                        October y^e 17^th . 1695. ///

Upon a Case put to m^r Attorney & Solicitor Gen^ll & other y^e

Attorneys of y^e Provincial Court, viz, whether a Judge

dissenting from y^e opinion of the rest of his bretheren

Sitting in judgm^t. with him shall be obliged to give Some

reason for Such his dissent, and whether the Same shall

be entered in the Record or not, they were unanimously

of the opinion that any judge may enter his dissent, without

showing any reason, & that Such dissent, ought to be entered

in the Clerks minute book fair Writt out, but not in y^e

Record. Whereupon his Exce^lly was pleased to Order as it

is hereby Ordered that the Same Rule be observed in all

& Singular the Courts of Justice within this Province.

& that the Clerks of the sd Courts be Constantly obliged to

faire Write out every Courts minutes to be Safely kept

among the rest of the Record books, it being adjudged by y^e

Lawyers here that the Same will be of very great use in

Severall respects.                             Signed p^r Ord^r Hen Denton Clr Coun.

This Order to be Served upon the Clk of the County Court in

Order to be Recorded & by him duly observed. //