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They return and say they delivered the Message and Bill l. h. t
The Honble Samuel Young Esq. enters the House and de-
livers M' Speaker the Ordinance impowering the Justices of
the County Courts to grant Licenses to Ord^" Keepers &'^
Indors'^d
By the Council in Assembly December 9'" 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 &'"
Indorsed
By the Council in Assembly December (f" 1708
Read the first and second Time and will pass
W Bladen CI. Co.
As also the Bill confirming the Titles of Land to John Hyde p- 1S7
and the Heir at Law of John Gandy Indorsed
By the Council in Assembly December 9'^ 1708
Read the first and second Times and will pass
W Bladen CI 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° Holland and Col° Coursey from the Council
enters the House and delivers M' Speaker the Message
appointing County Court Days. Indorsed
By the Council in Assembly December 9'*" 1708.
Assented to by her Majesty's Honble Council.
Signed p Order W Bladen CI. Co.
Samuel Young Esq' from the Council enters the House and
delivers M' Speaker a Representation of M' William Bladen
as Attorney of Col° Nathaniel Blackiston which follow
December 9"" 1708
To the Honble The General Assembly now sitting. William
Bladen Attorney of the Honble Col" Nathaniel Blackiston
Agent in England for the Province humbly remonstrates that
his Excellency and the Honble her Majesty's Council in April