Dies Saturni May the 19^th 1705

The House met again according to Adjournment & were
all present as Yesterday

Read what was done Yesterday

The Petition of William Josephs of Prince George's County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to make Valid a Lre of
Attorney from his Father was read in the House.

Whereupon the said Josephs is ordered to attend the House.

M^r Josephs appears & produces his Papers Whereupon he
is ordered to withdraw

And ordered M^r Nicholas Lowe & M^r John Contee inspect
his Powers & Proofs thereof as is set forth in the Petition and
that they forthwith make Report thereof to the Powers &
Authorities therein given the said Josephs are full, sufficient
& legal.

The Message Yesterday by Col^o Ennalls & M^r William
Coursey Read & ordered to be entered Viz.

By the Council in Assembly, Die Veneris 18^th May 1705

The two Letters herewith sent you are from M^r Micajah
Perry a worthy Merchant who wishes this Province extremely
well; If they give you Sufficient Reason to believe your Neigh-
bours were apprehensive of any Encroachment from New York
we hope none will have Reason to think we have been too
vigilant for our Security ag^t any such Attempt

Signed p Order. W Bladen Cl Council.

Upon which it was ordered the said Letters be read. A
Letter dated at London Janry 27^th 1704 directed to his Excel-
lency Col^o John Seymour her Majesty's Lieutenant General &
Governour of Maryland and another of the same Date from
the same Gentleman directed to his Excellency the Governor
of Virginia.

Upon reading whereof the Matters therein contained are
referred for further Consideration.

Moved by a Member that some Work of Window Frames,
Door Cases and other Matters about the rebuilding the Stadt
House are defective; therefore ordered that Col^o Edward