200 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698.

Original
Journal.

By the house of Delegates No^r the 12^th 1698.

We have no Busieness lyes before this house and humbly
pray yo^r Ex^cy that a Conclusion be put to this Sessions.

Signd p Ord^r
C: Gregory Clk house Deleg^ts

Whereupon the hon^ble Colonel Joh Addison & James Frisby
Esq^rs were sent to Comand M^r Speaker & the house imedi-
ately to attend his Ex^cy in Councill Came M^r Speaker and the
house of Delegates And p'esented to his Ex^cy the following
Bills viz^t

1. A Bill ascertayning the Bounds of a certain Tract of
Land to the Nanticoke Indians so long as they shall Occupye
and live upon the same

2. A Bill impowering Trustes to purchase Lands adjoining
to the Fountaynes of healing Water Called the Coole spring.
3. A Bill for the more Speedy conveighing of the publick
Lres and pacquetts of this province & settling a Revenue upon
the sherriffs for Defraying the Charge thereof
4. A Bill to Enable W^m Coursey and Elizabeth his Wife or
the Survivo^r of them to sell & acknowledge such Lands as
were left by Colonel Vincent Lowe to be sold for the paym^t of
his just Debts
5. A Bill for the more Effectuall surpressing of prophane
Cursing and swearing

6. A Bill for impowering Vestrymen to assess their
parishaners for finishing and repareing Churches
7. A Bill appointing how publick officers shall recover
their Dues accrueing by their office
8. A Bill for the punishment of priveteers and pyrates
9. A Bill for Vesting two Tracts of Land in John Gades-
leye sold him by George Norman
10. A Bill for preventing Sherriffs from Sumoning Dele-
gates and Justices of the peace to serve as Jurors in this pro-
vince

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11. A Bill for assessing the publick Levy of this Province
Which said Bills being assented to by this Board his Ex^cy was
pleased on the behalfe of his Ma^ty to give his assent thereto
and they were sealed with the Broad Seale of the province
Then his Ex^cy recomended to the house to appoint some of
their members to over looke their Journall when made up by
their Clarke