490 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1696.

L. H. J.

Satturday Sept^r the 26^th 1696.

House met. A Bill for securing the Parochiall librarys of
this Province read the second tyme.
A Bill for keeping good Rules and orders in the Porte of
Annapolis, read the second tyme.
House adjourned for an hour.

Post Merediem. House met.

The petition of M^r Gerrard Vanswearingen and M^r James
Patterson Trustees of the Estate of Marke Cordea dec^d read.
And M^r Rob^t Carvile being admitted into the house and heard
to the said petition,
Ordered, that the Bill for the relief of the Cre^dts and
Legatees of Marke Cordea deceased be layed before the
house.
A Bill for annexing Wye and Miles River, Kent Island
and severall creeks to the porte of William Stadt read and
passed.
The House adjourned till Munday morning at 9 of a
Clocke

Munday Sept^r 28^th 1696.

The house met and Resolved upon his Ex^cy Proposall, that
a law be drawn the Comissarys office to the
clergy of this Province.

A Bill relateing to Bayle to be taken by the Sherriffs in
Actions of tresspass upon the case, read the first tyme &
comitted.
A Bill for security of the Parochiall librarys of this Prov-
ince, read the third tyme and passed.
A Bill for reliefe of the Cred^rs and Legatees of Marke
Cordea, read the first tyme and passed nemine contradi-
cente.

The two last Bills with the Bill for Speedy Justice and the
Reviving Bill sent to his Ma^tys Hon^bLe Councill by M^r Bosman
and M^r Ferry.
Major Edw^d Dorsey presents the following reporte from
the Comittee appointed to inspect into the proposalls about
building the Church and free schole, Viz:

By the Comittee Reported that there is in Banck for build-
ing the Church at Annapolis 458^l sterl: We have discoursed
Workemen and the Carpenter demands for his work 250^l The