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tions to your Exncy on Consideration of which it is hoped your
Exncy will be of opinion that the said John Rousby's deduction
of 100ll Sallary p annum out of the said 3d is unwarrantable
he acting pursuant to the sd Comission and none other and
that therefore your Exncy will order such measures to be taken
as will oblige the said John Rousby to account for and pay
the said 3d p hhd at least without deducting any more than its
proportion of the Receivers Sallary and wee humbly pray that
yr Exncy will order that the money ariseing due by the said 3d
p hhd since the said 28th day of October 1715 be accounted
for and the payment thereof secured in order to be ready to
Answer the end it was designed for

Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

Sent up by Mr Maccall Mr Alexander Warfield and M
Bond.

They return and say they delivered it.
Col Coursey and Col Whittington from the Upper house
deliver Mr Speaker The Bill for repairing and secureing the
records &c: With the followiug Message (Viz) —

By the Upper house of Assembly
Aug. 7th 1716

L. H. J.

Gent.

Wee have considered this Bill and the report of the Comrs
to view the Several offices in what condition they are to secure
The Records wee agree to the report of the Comittee here
with sent you but must still insist that the securely required
of the Secretary should be but 1000ll Sterl: for the Provincial
Chancery & land Records, being of opinion that that sume of
money will be Sufficient to answer any Damage may be done
by that officer, before the same is discovered
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho:

The house Concurrs therewith. Together with the Report
of the said Comittee with the following Indorsment (Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 7th 1716

This house doe concurr with this Report that the Stadt
house be repaired and the offices fixed as the Gen' of the
Comittee have thought necessary.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho:

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