. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. d to. Then thefe Several! Letters Viz: a Letter to his grace the Archbifhop of Canterburya lett to the L* Bifhop of Lo7idon, & a letter to the Lord Bifhop of Worcefter beingletters of thanks for each of their Lordfhipps Affiftance to M Blayre, in promoteing thebufinefs of the CoUedge & alfoe a Letter to Jefry Jeffryes Efq amended by y« Covmcillwere brought into the houfe & feverally agreed to, & Then the houfe adjourned till tomorrow morning fix a cloak. A Saturday Aprill the 30^! 1692. MESSAGE from the R Hon^ the L Govern to acquainte you that
. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. d to. Then thefe Several! Letters Viz: a Letter to his grace the Archbifhop of Canterburya lett to the L* Bifhop of Lo7idon, & a letter to the Lord Bifhop of Worcefter beingletters of thanks for each of their Lordfhipps Affiftance to M Blayre, in promoteing thebufinefs of the CoUedge & alfoe a Letter to Jefry Jeffryes Efq amended by y« Covmcillwere brought into the houfe & feverally agreed to, & Then the houfe adjourned till tomorrow morning fix a cloak. A Saturday Aprill the 30^! 1692. MESSAGE from the R Hon^ the L Govern to acquainte you that he Com-mands this]^oufe^to attend him forthwith in the Generall Courte imediately^the houfe went downe accordingly to attend. JOURNALL OF THE H OUSE OF Bur GESSES AT A GENERALL ASSEMBLY Begun at James City, the fecond day of March 1692 in the fifth year of the Reign of our SoveraignLord and Lady H^illiam and Mary by the Grace ofGod of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Kingand Queen Defenders of the ffaith Sc^. RICHMOND, JOURNALL OF THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES, James City Thurfday March 2^i692/3. DIVERS Burgeffes to the number of thirty three being met in the BurgeffesChamber His Excellencies Writ for Eledion of Burgeffes for Gloucefter Countyand return thereupon was openly read A meffage from his Excellency by M*^ EdwardsGentlemen of the houfe of Burgeffes His Excellency comands this houfe to attend him forthwith in the Generall Courthoufe And accordingly the Burgeffes went downe to attend his Ex^^ who was pleasdafter haueing made a fpeech, to Comand the Burgeffes to return to their houfe & toproceed to the Choyce of a Speaker. And the houfe being returned after the nomination of Coll Tho Milner & MajcSamuell Swan for a fpeaker they Elecfted CoU Tho. Milner for their fpeaker. Maj Sam Swan, M Parke M Baffet and M^ Baker delired to acquaint his Ex to affign a time wheny* houfe fhall pfent him And th
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