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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 1697/8-July 1699
Volume 22, Page 158   View pdf image (33K)
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158 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 20-Nov. 12, 1698.

Original
Journal.

Lays before them theire Ldps Lres to him of the 2d of Septr
1697 and the 23 of ffebry 1697/8
The printed news lately by his Excy received from New
Yorke Delivers severall representations to him relateing to
the Coole Springs in saint Marys County and proposes that if
the house doe Consent to have some small Tenemts built there
in the nature of an Hospitall he will giue twenty fiue pounds
sterling towards the building thereof
Recomends to the house that they would appoynt a Com-
mittee to state the Publick Revenue of the Province that the
sevorall Accounts may appear fairely made and that a seperate
Account be made of what belongs to the ffree schooles

p. 5

And that the said Comittee may Examine and State the
Charge of the building the State house that It may be pub-
lickly knowne for Satisfaction of the Country and all others
desiring to see the same.
Shews the house a Copy of Mr Cood and Mr Slys late
Articles agt him in reguard that sevrall of them had relation to
many things done in the house the last Sessions
His Exncy observes to the house their insisting to haue the
Clarke of their house sworne to secresie tells them that he
does not understand what they meane thereby but says he
thinks it very unparliamentary to order the Speaker of their
house to keep a Journall but says they themselves may tran-
scribe the proceedings during the sitting of the House at
their pleasure Tells them that he is willing that both the Honrble
his Majtys Councill and the sevrall members of the house
should be sworne to secresye and this to prevent false storys
being told which distract the people.
Lastly his Exncy is pleased to tell the house that ever since
he had had the honor to serve his most sacred Maty in the
Station It hath pleased him to place him in he had endeavoured
nothing but for the Glory of God the service of his Maty and
the Good of this Province to which and noe other Ends he
prayed Allmighty God to direct them.
Whereupon Mr Speaker and the Deputys take their Leave
of his Exncy and the Board and returne to the house
Then Came from the house of Delegates Mr Willm Hutchi-
son and Capt Philip Hoskins and desire that Mr Gregory
might be sworne Clark of their house. And accordingly Mr
Gregory was sworne This Board adjourned till munday morn-
ing 8 a Clock.



 
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