. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. the allowance made him for his feruicethis Seffion fcarcely defrayes his neceffary expences was read, and the Confiderationthereof referred to y^ next affembly for a further allowance. A meffage from the bono* Councill by M EdwardsM Speaker I am Comanded by the hono^ Councill to deliuer you this Roll. and then he returned the Roll which was fent to the Hono Coimcill this morningfor their perufall. A meffage from his Excellency by M EdwardsM Speaker and Gent of the houfe of Burgeffes I am Ordered by his Excellency the Gouerno to acquaint you tha
. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. the allowance made him for his feruicethis Seffion fcarcely defrayes his neceffary expences was read, and the Confiderationthereof referred to y^ next affembly for a further allowance. A meffage from the bono* Councill by M EdwardsM Speaker I am Comanded by the hono^ Councill to deliuer you this Roll. and then he returned the Roll which was fent to the Hono Coimcill this morningfor their perufall. A meffage from his Excellency by M EdwardsM Speaker and Gent of the houfe of Burgeffes I am Ordered by his Excellency the Gouerno to acquaint you that his Excellenciedoth comand the Immediate attendance of this houfe in the Gen Court houfe And Immediately the houfe went down to attend JOURNALL OF THE H OVSE OF Bur GESSES AT A GENERALL ASSEMBLY Begun at James City the tenth day of October in thefifth year of the Reign of ovr Soveraign Lord andLady W^illiam & Mary by the Grace of God ofEngland Scotland ffrance & Ireland King & QueenDefenders of the fFaith &c. Annoq Domini 1693. RICHMOND, JOURNALL OF THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. Tuefday October the \o^^ 1693 DIVERS Burgeffes being met were given to underftand that Edw^ Hill, EdmJennings & Henry Hartwell Efq three of their Maj^ Councill were by hisExcellency Comiffionated to adminifter the ufuall oathes to the SeverallMembers eled;ed and returned to feme in this Affembly and for that purpofewere Sitting in the Generall Court houfe, whereupon they repaired thither & twentySeaven as many as were then prefent took the oathes injoined by A(5t of Parliamentinftead of the oathes of allegiance & Supremacy the teft and the oath of a Burgefs, andthat being done the Hono= Edw^ Hill acquainted them as of the houfe of Burgeffes I am coifianded by the Governor to acquaint you, that his Excellencie havingobferued this day but a fmall appearance of Burgeffes in Town & Judging in a day ortwo more there may be a full one, hath thought fit to put of his meeting them, ti
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