30 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 9, 1700.

Original
Journal.

Dorsey a reall Estate Equivalent to the Lott and houses which
his said son hath at Anapolis formerly in the occupation of
James Cullen at his propper Cost & Charge, and shall at his
propper Cost & Charge sufficiently new cover and repair the
said houses and at the same County Convey the said Houses
& Lott to his Ma^ty for a publick store or Magazine then his
Fyne of two hundred pounds shall not be levyed, And the
Attorney Gen^ll is hereby ordered to see such Conveyance
draw ne & dispatcht according to Law for which he shall be
satisfyed by the Publick
Otherwise the said Fine to be levyed
Signed p order W Taylard Cl house of Delegates

Eodem Die Assented to by the Councill in Assembly
W Bladen Cl Concil

The said Ordinances being Assented to were sent back to
the house with an Answer from his Ex^ncy the Gov^r concerning
the Gratuity of 200 lb by Colonel Jowles Col: Addison Colo-
nel Courts M^r Brooke & Colonel Hamond viz

Gentⁿ
I am glad you seem to have so good an Impression of my
Actions, and I will allways bend them to your Service, & ever
esteeme my selfe obliged for all marks of respect You shall
thinke me deserving of,
tho your Reguards seem to be retrenched to what they were
when I was a Stranger to you; But notwithstanding Gentⁿ I
will allways vigorously assert what I have so often promised
in being as good a Steward for you as I can which will conse-
quently tend to the Gen^ll Satisfaction of the Province
Gentⁿ Your most obliged
faithfull humble
Serv^t
N: Blakiston

p. 44

The said M^r Sanders & other Members of the House brought
a proposed Ordinance for running out the Piscattaway Indian
Land according to the direction of Major Will^m Boarman where-
upon the following Remarque & answer was sent to the house

By the Councill in Assembly
May the 9^th 1700

Although this Boarde cannot but joyne with your house in
ascertayning the Indians bounds yet they can by no Means
consent to forsake a playne Record that ascertains those bounds
to depend on the uncertaine Remembrance & directions of a