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Came from the House of Burgesses Col^o Pearce and Major
Ennalls who signify that they are sent to acquaint his Excel-
lency that if his Excellency & Council have any thing to Offer
to the House they are ready to receive it otherwise the House
are upon adjourning who are told that there is nothing at
Present

Wednesday the 8^th 1696 The Council Again Sate and were
Present
His Excellency Francis Nicholson Esq^r Captain General &c.

Col^o George Robotham Col^o David Brown Col^o
the honble Nich Greenberry Col^o Charles Hutchins
Thomas Brooke Esq^r

Read the following Resolves viz^t By the House of Bur-
gesses July the 8^th 1696.

His Excellency's Proposall relating to the advancement of
this Port Ordered to be drawn into an Ordinance of this
Assembly and an Act to be drawn therefore upon the meet-
ing of the next Sessions
Upon the Petition of several the Inhabitants of Dorchester
county voted and Resolved the Act against Striking Fish in
Dorchester and Somerset County be Repealed
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly

U. H. J.

Brought from the House of Burgesses by Col^o Codd Cap-
tain Tasker & M^r Clark the following message viz^t

To his Excellency the Governor in Council &c.
By the House of Burgesses July the 8^th 1696.

We did yesterday by our written message address our-
selves to your Excellency in Council concerning a Bill Lying
before us touching which we desired further time to consider
to which your Excellency has not yet been pleased to Give us
answer we humbly pray your Excellency to be assured that
what we have done or desired proceeds from honest Hearts
and earnest desires as well to the Service of Almighty God
and his Majestys as to our own rights and Liberties and
therefore your Excellency will so understand us & give an
Answer to our former Message
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Assembly

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