306 Assembly Proceedings, June 25-26, 1702.

P. R. O.

sired to view the State house and see what repaires are
wanting so that it may be amended at any other time when

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Occasion shall require that they would please to Employ such
workmen for Speedy repaireing the sd house as to them shall
seem meet
Resolved that for such worke as shalbe done about repaire-
ing the State house shalbe sattisfied for of the publick if your
Ex^cy and Councill shall please to Concurr herewith
Signed p Ord^r W Taylard
Clk house Dell^s

Sent up for his Ex^cy and Councill's Assent and was againe
returnd thus Endorsed Eod Die Assented to by the Councill.
W Bladen Clk Counc^l

The Gent appointed to draw up the Address to her Sacred
Maj^ty enters the house and delivers the same to M^r Speaker.
Ord^d to be read and Signd in the Afternoon
The house adjournes till two o Clock in the afternoone

Post Merediem

The house mett again and being called over all were p^rsent
as in the morning
M^r Phillemon Lloyd enters the house M^r W^m Hutchynson
and M^r John Whittington Ord^d to attend him to his Ex^cy and
Council to See him Sworne
They returne with him and say they saw him quallified
The Address to her most Sacred Maj^ty Sent up to his Ex^cy
and honob^le Councill to be signed.

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M^r John Salter and M^r Sam^ll Young Appointed to Examine
M^r Beards Acco^ts of the powder Enter the house and doe re-
porte that they have Examined the said Beard's Accounts and
finde the same to be agreeable with the Warrants and Orders
produced.
The following peticon was brought into the house.

To his Ex^cy the Governo^r the Honob^le Councill and house of
Dellegates now in the Assembly
The Humble peticon of Phill^o Smith Humbly Sheweth
That yo^r petitioner by Order keeps the ferry over Seavorne
River and being desireous to Settle on the South side thereof
in This Towne but forasmuch as there is no lott of land neare
to be had unless by favour of this Honble Assembly it being
all lands in Comon upon that side of the river which is much
to the Disadvantage of yo^r pet^r in his said Employ.