Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1776 . us be in a fit Temper of Mind to offer up our Thanksgivingsto the Throne of Grace, for fo fignal a Bleffmg; and improve the happy Event, by En-deavouring to make all Men in Love with the Principles we profefs, and are determined toadhere to, of fearing God, and honouring the King. I fhall keep you no longer than to acquaint you, that I have thought fit to Proroguethis Affembly to the Third Thurfday in June next; and this Affembly is accordinglyProrogued to that Time. THE JOURNAL OF THE Houfe of BURGESSES. AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Summon


Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1619-1776 . us be in a fit Temper of Mind to offer up our Thanksgivingsto the Throne of Grace, for fo fignal a Bleffmg; and improve the happy Event, by En-deavouring to make all Men in Love with the Principles we profefs, and are determined toadhere to, of fearing God, and honouring the King. I fhall keep you no longer than to acquaint you, that I have thought fit to Proroguethis Affembly to the Third Thurfday in June next; and this Affembly is accordinglyProrogued to that Time. THE JOURNAL OF THE Houfe of BURGESSES. AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Summoned to be held at the Capitol^ in the Cityof Williamsburz^ on Thurfday the Sixth Day ofMay^ in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of ourSovereign Lord GEORGE II. by the Grace ofGod, of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland,King, Defender of the Faith, ^c. And fromthence continued, by feveral Prorogations, toFriday the Eleventh Day of July, in theTwentieth Year of His faid Majeftys Reign;and in the Year of our Lord 1746; Being theFourth Seflion of this WILLIAMSBURG:Printed by WILLIAM PARKS, M,DCC,XLVL THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE of BURGESSES. Friday, July i i, 1746. AMeffage from the Prefident of the Council, was deUvered by Mr Walthoe:W Speaker,The Prefident of the Council, by Virtue of a Commiffion from his Honourthe Governor, commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe in the Coun-cil Chamber. M Speaker, with the Houfe, went up accordingly; and being returned, he re-ported. That the Houfe had attended the Prefident in the Council Chamber, who, by aCommiffion from the Governor, was appointed to adl in his Stead; which Commiffionbeing read, he was pleafed to make a Speech to the Council and this Houfe; of which,to prevent Miftakes, he had obtained a Copy: Which he read, and afterwards deliveredin at the Table; where the fame was again read, and is as follows: Gentlemen of the Council, M^ Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, TH E Governor being unhappily difabl


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