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thereof and ready Compliance with her Commands and
Directions therein expressed
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

Ordered the following Message be sent to the Council

By the House of Delegates
8^br 28^th 1713

We find by the Journal of our House in 9^br 1 709 that we
addressed her Majesty in full Answer to Sir Thomas Lawrence's
Complaint By any Thing appears by her Majesty's last Order
this Day transmitted us we cannot find the same was ever
presented to her Majesty We desire your Honours to inform
us if ever they were transmitted to England.
Signed p Order Rich" Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent p M^r Tyler & M^r Ennalls who return and say they
delivered their Message
Read the Petition of John Cole and Leave given to bring
in a Bill as prayed
Bill for Relief of John Cole read the first Time & ordered
a second Reading to Morrow Morning
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine O' Clock.

Thursday the 29^th October 1713
The House met again according to Adjournm'
Being called over were present as yesterday. Read what
was done yesterday
M^r Thomas Robins Excuse allowed. Ordered the following
Message be prepared and entered

By the House of Delegates
29^th 8^br 1713

This House being informed that the Land and other Records
are much damnified we humbly desire that some of her Maj-
esty's Honble Council may be joined with some of the Members
of this House to enquire the same and of the proper Methods
for the better Preservation of those Records for the future
Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Council p M^r Tyler and M^r Solomon Wright.
They return and say they delivered the same

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