By the House of Delegates October the 2^d 1704.

We have Examined the ffees on Resurveys as retrenched
and it seems to us the Retrenchment is not unreasonable but
Sufficient reward proposed to Encourage Art and Industry
and we hope your Honours will think so too on reading the
same, the Clause is thus Allowed Resurvey of 140 Acres the
same Fees as allowed on primitive Surveys and no more the
former Law was in that part found Excessive burthensome
and this Conceived but moderate and therefore doubt not your
Honours Concurrence to the Engrossed Bill which is now
ready to be sent up

Signed p order W Taylard Cl ho Del.

Sent by Col Jenkins to the House the following Resolve.

By the Council &c.

The Board resolve that the Sermon preached by M^r Cock-
shutt at the opening of the Church at Annapolis on Sunday
the 24th of September in the Afternoon be printed if the
House shall think fitt

Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Council.

Which was returned by Major Greenberry with the Houses
Concurrence

M^r Waters and M^r Magrowder bring up the addresses
signed

The Board adjourns till the Afternoon

Post Meridiem Council Sate Present as in the Morning

Came M^r Hudson with two Bills sent to the house in the
morning Engrossed which were assented to by her Majest^ies

honble Council