264 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 16, 1701/2-Mar. 25, 1702.

Original
Journal.

M^r Phillemon Loyd and M^r Benjamin Hall sent up to the
honl. Councill with the severall proposed Bills engrossed and
are ord^d to desire that they may be affixed and made ready
and th^t this house wilbe ready to attend his Ex^cy in the After-
noone or when his Ex^cy shall please to comand them.
They returne and say they delivered their Message.
And soe the house adjourned till two a Clock in the After-
noone

Post Mered^m: — The house mett again according to adjournm^t
and being called over were all present as in the morning
M^r W^m Bladen elk of his Mat^ys hon^ble Councill enters the
house and informs M^r Speaker that his Ex^cy Comands him and
the whole house to attend him at the Councill Chamber to
compleate this Sessions of Assembly
Thereupon M^r Speaker and the rest of the Members attend
his Ex^cy Comands at the Councill chamber.
Att the Councill Chamber M^r Speaker p^rsented his Ex^cy the
severall Bills made this Sessions
To which his Ex^cy was pleased to give his assent thereto by
endorseing them severally in these words viz^t

March 25^th 1702

On behalfe of his most Sacred Maj^tys King William the third
&c I will these to be Laws
N. Blakiston

W^ch being done his Ex^cy was pleased to Seale them with
the Broad Seale of this province, which laws being soe signed
and sealed
His Ex^cy was pleased to acquaint this house that he thought
it convenient for his Maty^s Service to prorogue them untill the
twenty fifth day of Apprill next at which time if there be no
occasion of their meeting he would after give them timely
notice.
Thereupon M^r Speaker and the rest of the Members were
prorogued accordingly
Soe ended the Second Sessions of Assembly on Wednesday
the 25^th day of March Anno Dni. 1702 and in the 14^th yeare of
the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord W^m the third by the Grace
of God of Engl^d, Scotl^d, ffrance and Ireland King defender of
the faith &^c
W. Taylard, Clk: house Dell.