556 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 1710.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Eod. Die Read in the House and past for ingrossing.
Richard Dallam Clk. Ho. Del.

Ingrossed Bill for Payment and Assessment of the publick
Levy Read and indorsed. By the House of Delegates 4^th Nov.
1710. Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Honble Council by Col^{o
Lowe and M'
Hemsley.
They return and say they delivered the Bill.
The Honble Colo
Greenberry, John Hall and Colo
Whit-
tington enter the House and deliver Mr Speaker Ingrossed
Bill for Payment and Assessment of the publick Levy Indorsed
Nov 4th 1710 Read and assented to by her Majesty's Honble
Council. Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.}

And the following Message

By the Council in Assembly Nov. 4^th 1710

We cannot but once more express our extream Dissatisfaction
that you will not be convinced of the absolute Necessity of
appointing an Agent were it but for one year and must tell
you that unless you do so we are very unwilling to adventure
upon giving our Assents on her Majesty's Behalf to the Act
for relieving Aggrievances.
Signed -p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Which being read in the House Ordered it be answered as
follow.

By the House of Delegates 4^th Nov. 1710

We can on no Account agree with your Honours employing
an Agent and tho' it be now late we are willing to wait your
Honours Commands to compleat this Session which if fruitless
we know on whose Occasion and can justify ourselves to those
that sent us here and admire we should be so trifled with after
the Consent of both Houses to the Bill for relieving some
Aggrievances and is the first President of this Nature ever
offered to this House which we cannot but highly resent.
Signed p Order Richard Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Council by M^r Hemsley, M^r Salter, M^r Tyler,
M^r Paca, M^r Gale, M^r Frisby, M^r Skinner, M^r Scott, M^r Mackall,
M^r Harris, M^r Bowles and M^r Ungle.