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fitt to Add A small Vestry roome to it And that in laying out
the Church Yard You will please to inclose all the Graves with
in it. Signd p order W^m Taylard Cl ho Del

Sent up by M^r Waters M^r Tones & M^r M^claster
They returne and say they deliverd the message
The Honoble Iohn Hamond & W^m Holland Esq^r enters
the house and delivers M^r Speaker the following Bills
Bill declaring it to be fellony to Alter the quallity of tobacco
etc. Endors'd Eod Die Read at the Councill Board the I^st time
W. Bladen Cl Co:

Bill Against Engrossers & regraters.
Endorsd Eod die Read at the Councill board the I^st time
W Bladen C Co.

Bill for limittacon of Actions Endors'd Eod Die Read at the
Councill board the I^st time W Bladen C Co.

Bill directing the manner of Sueing out Attachments &c^a
Endorsed Eod Die Read the 1^st time at the Councill board
W Bladen Cl Counc

Bill for Appointment of Constables Endors'd Eod die By
her Maj^ts Councill.
Read the first time & do pass W Bladen Cl Co.

Bill for publication of All laws Endors'd Eod Die, Read at
the Councill board And it is observed that partchment is very
difficult to be gott at present And that good paper is better
in this Countrey. W Bladen Cl Councill

Which endorsment was read in the house And Resolved
that this house insist upon the law as drawne but because
partchment Cannot now be had for the Severall Countys
Resolvd that good paper at p^rsent shall suffice W^ch said bill
with endorsment was sent up to his Ex^cy and Councill p M^r
Iohn Taylor and M^r Hudson.
They returne and say they deliverd the same.
The peticon of In^o Sweatnam praying a bill Empowering
W^m Sweatnam to sell land
Read & Granted
And A bill brought in for that purpose Endors'd

P. R. O.
B. T. Md.

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