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They return and say they delivered the Message and Bill
The Honble Samuel Young Esq. enters the House and de-
livers M^r Speaker the Ordinance impowering the Justices of
the County Courts to grant Licenses to Ord^y Keepers &^ta
Indorsed

By the Council in Assembly December 9^th 1708

Her Majesty's Honble Council have read and assented hereto
Signed p Order W Bladen Clk Council

And the Bill for settling the Rates of foreign Coins &^ta
Indorsed

By the Council in Assembly December 9^th 1708

Read the first and second Time and will pass
W Bladen Cl. Co.

L. H. T.

As also the Bill confirming the Titles of Land to John Hyde
and the Heir at Law of John Gandy Indorsed

By the Council in Assembly December 9^th 1708

Read the first and second Times and will pass
W Bladen Cl Co.

Which said Bills were again read with the said Ordinance
and past for ingrossing and sent to the Committee of Laws
for that Purpose Ordered the Committee of Laws procure a
Clerk to make twelve Copies of the said Ordinance to wit one
for each County
The Honble Col^{o
Holland and Colo
Coursey from the Coun-
cil enters the House and delivers Mr Speaker ihe Message
appointing County Court Days. Indorsed}

By the Council in Assembly December 9^th 1708.

Assented to by her Majesty's Honble Council.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Samuel Young Esq^r from the Council enters the House and
delivers M^r Speaker a Representation of M^r William Bladen
as Attorney of Col^{o
Nathaniel Blackiston which follow}

December 9^th 1708
To the Honble The General Assembly now sitting. Wil-
liam Bladen Attorney of the Honble Col^{o
Nathaniel Blackiston
Agent in England for the Province humbly remonstrates that
his Excellency and the Honble her Majesty's Council in April}

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