Ministers and 6 servants each, to be exempted from public levies.

ed to the present Governour with reservation of the castle duties to Coll. Clayborne of what shipps are alreadie entered or shall enter before the expiration of this present thirteenth day of December.

(Rand. MS. Bl. MS. Jef. MS.)

FFOR encouragement of the ministers in this countrey and that they may be the better enabled to attend both publick commands and their private cures, It is ordered, That from henceforth each minister, in his owne person with six other servants of his family shall be free from publique levies, Allwaies provided How examin- they be examined by Mr. Phillip Mallory and Mr. John Green, and they to certifye their abilities to the Governour and Councill, who are to proceed according to their judgement.

ed.

Parish of Bristol may hold courts, with the jurisdic tion of county

co'rts. Appeals to

Charles City

or Henrico county.

Salary of the speaker of

the house of delegates.

Salary of the clerk of the house of delegates.

Henry Randolph appointed clerk.

(Rand. MS. Bl. MS. Jef. MS.)

IT is ordered that the parish of Bristoll have power to keep courts within their said parish and to heare and determine all differences herein as at county courts which courts are to be kept by the comissioners dwelling in the said parish, but either plt. or defendant if they crave it shall have licence to appeale to Charles Cittie or Henrico county courts.

(Rand. MS. Bl. MS. Jef. MS.)

IT is ordered that six thousand pounds of tobacco be allowed to Coll. francis Morrison, speaker of this house, for his loss of time and great care and pains taken about the publick busines. (Bl. MS.)

IT is ordered that Major Charles Norwood, heretofore clerk to the Assembly, be allowed two thousand pounds of tobacco in full of all his arrears of salary; and the clk. place of the Assembly henceforth to be conferred on Mr. Henry Randolph to officiate therein as Major Norwood hath done and to have the same salary.

(BI. MS.)

IT is ordered that for this present year the com'rs. 4 barrels of of the militia in every county endeavour to provide shot proporpowder and four barrels of powder with shot proportionable for tionably to be each regiment which shall be allowed the next year provided for each regim't. out of the several county levies; that Rob't. Hubbard of militia. for the care in attendance on the committee for revew Compensation of the acts have two thousand five hundred pounds of to the cl'k. of tobacco out of the levies of James City or York coun- the laws. ty, Provided he write out the acts and orders at large and compleat them according to the direction of the committee and get them ready by the first of March (Bl. MS.)

next.

the revisors of

Compensation to Thos.

THAT Thomas Woodhouse for the quarter courts setting at his house two courts and for the committee's Woodhouse accommodation have two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco granted him by the publick. (Bl. MS.)

THAT letters be sent unto Coll. Sam'l. Mathews and Mr. Bennet that in respect the difference between us and the Lord Baltamore concerning our bounds is as far from determination as at first, they desist in that particular until further order from this country. (Bl. MS.)

THAT George the Armenian for his encouragement in the trade of silk and to stay in the country to follow the same have four thousand pounds of tabacco allowed him by the Assembly.

(Bl. MS.)

for the q'r.

court's sitting at his house; and the accommodation of the com

mittee.

Letters to be

written to Mathews & Bennett on the subject of the disputed boun

daries with Maryland.

ment for mak Encourageing silk.

Provision for

uniting Nutmeg Quarter

WHEREAS a petition was presented to the honourable Grand Assembly by Capt. Thomas Pritchard in behalfe of the inhabitants of Nuttmegg to Denbigh. Quarters intimateing their desire by reason of their small number not longer to continue a parish of themselves, but to be united to the parish of Denbigh, It is ordered that the comissioners the next county court make enquirie of the desires of the inhabitants, and if the major part agree vnto it, then they to be accompt

Letters to be written by

Col. Morrison

ed and be members of the parish of Denbigh aforesaid otherwise to remaine a parish of themselves as at pre(Rand. MS. Jef. MS.)

sent.

THIS day Coll. ffrancis Morrison was desired by the house to write two letters, one to his highness, the

to the protec- other to the Secretary of State, and Capt. Willis to draw up a testimonial for the Gov'r.

tor & secretary of state.

Col. Ab'm.

Wood appoint ant of regiment

ed command

in Charles

City and Hen

rico, in room of Coll. Hill suspended.

Col. Edward
Diggs request-

ed to act as

gov'r. during

his stay in the

country.
Col. Samuel
Mathewes,

gov'r. elect to
take place

next him in

council.

Rank of Ed.

Diggs in council after expi

ration of his

time as gover

ΠΟΥ,

Courts in Charles City county to be held on the south side of the river.

(Bl. MS.)

IT is ordered, that Coll. Abraham Wood be appointed and made Coll. over the regiment of Charles City and Henrico countys in the room of Coll. Hill by this present Assembly suspended, and Capt. William Harris made Major of the said regiment being his due as the first Capt. according to the desire of the said Coll. Abraham Wood. (Bl. MS.)

ORDERED that Edward Digges, Esquire, being at present Governour, be requested to continue his office, and reteine the reines of government in his hands during his abode in the countrie, and in the interim Coll. Samuel Mathewes, Governour elect to take place next him in the councill.

(Rand. MS. Bl. MS.)

ORDERED that Edward Diggs, Esq. Gov'r. after the expiration of his government do in the Councel take place next unto Coll. John West, Esq.

(Bl. MS.)

VPON the petition of Coll. Abraham Wood and Mr. Anthony Wyatt in behalfe of the inhabitants on the south side of Charles Cittie county, shewing the greate inconveniencies accrewing to them by reason of the courts being kept on the north side of the river, It is ordered that the place of keeping courts for the said county shall be on the south side of the river, at such place as the comissioners or the major part of them shall find most convenient for the ease and benefitt of the inhabitants.

(Rand. MS. Jef. MS.)

ed into one

WHEREAS a reveiw of the lawes hath been made Revised law by this Grand Assembly, it is ordered therevpon that to be digestthey be all digested into one volume, and that the volume. same be presented to Leift. Coll. Walker, Coll. Abra: Wood, and Capt. ffrancis Willis, who are desired

from the ori

as a comittee to compare the same with the originall by How and by March court next, and vpon their signing it publicati- whom copied on to follow, And it is further ordered that Mr. Ro- ginal records. bert Hubert may have license to carry the originall booke of records home to his owne house to copie them out by. (Rand. MS. Jef. MS.)

nock county formed from

the upper part of Lan

caster.

WHEREAS by petition of the inhabitants of the Rappahanlower part of Lancaster county shewing their vast distance from the countie courts was presented to the honourable Assembly by Capt. Moore ffantleroy and theire desire of haveing the county devided, It is ordered that according to an order of court devideing the said countie at present into parishes, be for the future the bounds of the two counties, vizt. The vpper part of Mr. Bennetts land knowne by the name of Naemhock on the south side of the eastermost brauch of Moratticock Creeke on the north side the river be the lower most bounds of the vpper county; The lower county to retaine the name of Lancaster, and the vpper county to be named Rappahannock* county and notwithstanding this division both counties to be liable to the Burgesses charge of this present assembly.

(Rand. MS. Jef. MS.)

[Here follow in the Rand. and Bl. MSS. a number of decisions in civil actions, and of petitions from individuals for compensation relating to the late expedition against the Indians; but they are not of sufficient interest to merit insertion.]

IT is orderered that Sr. Wm. Berkeley be allowed four thous'd. five hundred pounds of tobacco for cask with the tobaccos upon the sale of his house, It being

This is the first time the name of Rappahannock occurs.

Allowance to

Sir William Berkeley for his house.

according to the agreement though omitted by the clerk and that it be placed upon James City county.

BE it enacted, That the articles of agreement made the 5th day of 1652 with the comissioners of the parliament be renewed vpon the

and

here continued which is as followeth. It is agreed &
thought best,
government of this country be
That the

the Governour, comissioners, &

fi

right of election of all officers of this country be and
appertein
the Burgesses, the representatives
of the people, And it is further
for the pre-
sent by the Burgesses, that in remonstrance of the con-
that they have in the said comissioners, That
the present election of all offic not already con-
stituted be referred to the said Governour and comis-
sioners, and that this their elections be not presidenti-
all to any succeeding Assembly. (Rand. MS.)
EDW'D. DIGGS.

FRANCIS MORYSON, Speaker.

[In the Bl. MS. the acts of this session are followed by the letters of the Assembly to the Lord Protector and Coll. Samuel Mathews, together with instructions for the honourable Edward Diggs, which are accurately published in the second vol, of Burk's Hist. of Virginia, pa. 116.]