Assembly Proceedings, May 8-22, 1695. 157

An Act for setling Ann Arrundell County Court house,
Read and will pass with Amendm^t
An Act for Naturalization of M^r Matts Freeman & others,
Read first time and passed.
An Act for Ascertaining the ffees for Naturalization, Read
first time and will pass with Amendm^t
An Additionall Act to the Act for Probat of Wills, Read first
time & will pass with Amendm^t
An Act for the Restraining the frequent Assembling of
Negros within this Province, Read first time and passed.
An Act for securing of Adm^rs & Ex^rs from double paying
of Debts Read second time & passed.
An Additional Act to the Act for Religion read firsC time &
consid^red that it be proposed to the house that a Clause thereto
be aded for the Vestreymen, Church Wardens & Clerkes of
the parishes to take the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliam^t
to be taken instead of the Oathes of Allegiance & Supremacy
& to Subscribe to the Test, and for particular Oathes to be
framed for the said persons to take for the due performance
of their respective Duties; which was accordingly Signifyed to
the house, his Ex^ncy (at the same time) Recommended unto
them that they would Endeavour, after those Addicons made
to get the said Law to pass under the Broad Seale of Eng-
land, being pleased to acquaint the house that he would be at
the Charge thereof for the good and benefitt of the Countrey.
Brought from the house of Burgesses by M^r Clarke, Maj^r
Ennalls Coll Hinson Coll Pierce, Cap^t Tasker & M^r Lowe the
following Message of thankes &^ca

To his Ex^ncy the Governor in Councill &^ca
By the house of Burgesses May 18^th 1695.

This house do Returne your Ex^ncy their most humble &
hearty acknowledgm^ts for your Ex^ncii:s most kind & Generous
offer as to defraying the Charge of passing our Acts relating
to religion.
Wee are deeply sensible not only of your Gen^rous Offers
but Noble Acts and must ever acknowledge ourselves with
our Posterities most infinitly obliged to your Ex^ncy
Signed p Ord^r
W Bladen Clk Assembly.

The Hono^ble Coll Nich^o Greenberry comes and takes his
place at the Board sent from the house by Maj^r Whittington
Maj^r Hamond & M^r Boothby the following Bills, Viz^t
Act for Regulating Ordinaries &^ca Read first time and will
pass with Amendm^t

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