Assembly Proceedings, May 2d-June 11, 1697. 585

sell land in the port of Annapolis according to contract of her
said deceased husband. Read and assented to by the house,
A Bill Impowering the Comissioners of each respective
County to purchase Land for the use of their respective
Courts, read and assented to by the house.
A Bill for Reformation of Jeofailes in Maryland, read and
assented to by the house.
Severall addresses to his Maty: & to the Lords the Coun-
cill of Trade and for promoting the plantations, read and
approved of.
Resolved that what Letters are necessary to be written by
this house in the way of Complaint or thanks be written and
signed by M^r Speaker on behalfe of the house.
A Bill for apportioning the publick Levy, read.
A Bill for redressing the publick Creditte, read the third
tyme and assented to by the house.
The aforegoing Bills and addresses sent to his Matys honble
Councill by M^r Robert Smith and M^r Boothby.
An Act for the naturalization of George Slacombe and
Stephen Francis read and assented to.
An Act for quieting the Differences arising between the
English and Indians in private controversies, read and
assented to.
The said Acts sent to his Matys hon^ble Councill by Major
Ennalls and M^r Hatton.
House adjourned till 6 a Clock to Morrow morning

L. H. J.

Friday June the 11^th 1697. House mett.

Then came down the hon^ble Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, &
Colonel Charles Hutchins with the Severall Bills yesterday
assented to by this house (the same being assented to by his
Matys: hon^ble Councill) together with some proposalls and
Queries.
Resolved by this house that it will be for his Matys: Service
that the Shipps in the country after the men of Warre are
gone out of Virginia be permitted to saile as fast as got ready.
Resolved by this house that the persons appointed to appor-
tion the publick Levy be hereby impowered to order the pay-
ment of Severall Surames of Money to the Severall persons
that are allowed the same this Sessions upon the Journall of
the Comittee of accompts out of the publicke Treasurers
hands.
Sent to his Matys hon^ble Councill A Bill for apportioning the
publick Levy, read the third tyme and assented to by the
house.

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