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Adjourned to 13'h instant, hora 9 A. M.
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[13ª May, 1697.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Jovis, 13° May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, esq'. Governo' under Wm. Penn, &c., et ysdem ut supra.
The day before ye Go' having sent for Griffith Jones to appear att Council, as being Returned a repsentative for Council for kent Countie, Hee this day appeared, & ye sd declaraon, profession & test being offered to him, Hec refused to be Qualified, Unles hee wer ad- mitted upon ye old Charter.
Wm. Clark, Chairman for ye Comittee appointed to Consider of Governo' ffletcher's Lett", made ye following Report in writting, viz : Philadelphia, ye 12ª of ye 3ª mo., 1697. Att a Comittee Consisting of Several members of Council & Assemblie, appointed to Consider of Governo' fletcher demands of a further assistance to ye Governm' of Newyork, May yª 44, 1697; Having read his Letter, & weightilie considered yª same, wee can do no less than acknowledge his & that government's regard & Candor to us, in applying ye 3001b. which hee pleases to mention, sent from this governm' as intended, viz : to feed & cloath the distressed Indians. Onlie this wee wold desire, hee might be given further to understand, that ye sd 300lb. was about Six mo's borrowed att Interest, upon ye Credit of an act of Assem- blie for raising ye same, & is not yet repaid : Therfore, Considering ye Infancie & pvertie of this governm', which also Lyeth under other considerable debis, Wee de not find wee are capable att psent to raise any more money for y' service, which wee desire o' Go' may accordinglie repsent, with o' readiness to observe ye king's farther Comands, according to o' religious psuasions & avilities. Signed by ord' of yª Comittce. WM. CLARKE, Chairman.
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Ordered, That the secrie Carrie ye sd report to ye house of rep- sentatives for y' approbation; which hee did. James Fox, one of y' repsentatives for ye assemblie, Returned ye same Indorsed thus, viz : the within report being presented to this House, & read & Considred, was Unanimouslie approved of. Signed by Ord' of ye Assemblie. JOHN BLUNSTON, Speaker.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Jovis, 13“ May, 1697, P. M.
PRESENT:
WM. MARKHAM, esq'., Governo' und' Wm. Penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea.
The Governo' Ordered the Secrie to read ye Law past Anno, 1696, for raising an assessment of One pennie per pound ; which hee did. Ordered that the Secrie Call James Fox, Receiver of ye said tax, to appear before ye Governo' and Council ; Who appeared. Or- dered that James Fox bring in His accots to this board; which hee did. Then ye Governo' appointed Sam" Carpenter, phineas pember- ton, Richard Halliwell, Caleb pussey, John Curtis & Wm. Clark, a Comittee to examine the said Receiver's accots of the sd Tax, & to make Report thereof to this board.
Adjourned to ye 14ª instant, hora 10 A. M.
[14ª May, 1697.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Veneris, 14th May, 1697, A. M.
PRESENT:
WM. MARKHAM, esq'., Governo' und' Wm. Penn, &c., et vsdem ut antea.
Wm. Clark, Chairman of yª Committee appointed to examine James Fox, receiver, his accots, & what hee had received of the said tax, made report by an accot in writting, That by his owne accot It ap- peared that hee had received in all 356£. 11s. 10d, & that soverall ofye Collectors had neither brought in the monies they had Received, nor the duplicats of their precincts, nor ye names of the deficients.
Ordered that warrants be Issued from ye Governo', Comanding the Sheriff of Bucks Countie to sumons Jnº Rowland & Francis White, Collectors of Bucks Countic, And to the Sheriff of the Countic of New - castle, to Sumons Richard Reynolds, Tho. Wollaston, Richard Cant- well, & George Harlen, Collectors of the Countie of Newcastle : As also, to the Sheriff of the Countie of philadelphia, to Sumons Jnº Car- ver, peter Taylor, Attwell Wilmerton, Joseph phipps, Nicholas Skull,
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Richard Townsend, Arnold Castle, John palmer, Joseph knight, Ed- ward Shute, Sam" Nicholls & Robert Barrow, Collectors of the Countie of philadelphia, forthwith to appear before the Governo' & Council, & to bring with ym the duplicates of ye originall assessment for their sd rexive Counties, & the monies they Have received, & the names of ye deficients in their respective precincts, Under ye pains & penalties mentioned in the Late Law for raising the said assessment; Which was accordinglie done.
James Fox & Joshua Hoopps, from the House of Repsentatives, Requested the Go" would be pleased to appoint a Comittee of Council to join a Comittee of Assembly, to Consider of the amendment of some laws, & the making of some new ones.
Ordered, That Sam" Carpenter, Joseph Growdon, Caleb pussey, Richard Halliwell, Jnº Curtis & Jn Hill, be a Comittee to join a Co- mittee of the House of Repsentatives, to Consider as desired; And to make Report to-morrow morning.
Adjourned to 15" instant, Hora 9 A. M ..
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[15] May, 1697.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Sabbatti, A. M. 150 May, 1697.
PRESENT:
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' under Wm. Penn, &c. & all y' members except peter Alriches.
Joseph Growdon, Chairman of the Comittee appointed to join a Comittee of Assemblie, to Consider ut supra, made report to the Go' & Council, That they had proposed severall amendments of some former laws, & some new ones to be made, Which ye members of Comittee for ye Council left to ye Repsentatives for the assemblie to be drawn up into Laws.
James Fox & Luke Watson, from the Repsentatives of Assemblie, presented to the Go' & Council an accot presented to y' house by Charles Sanders & Compa, amounting to 231. 4s. 1d., due to & ex- pended by him by order of Tho. Lloyd & Wm. Markham, formerlie Go", upon the Indians, & desired the Governo' & Councill's advice yrupon.
After some debate, & it being found that the sd monie was due to vm for the service of ye governmt, It being putt to ye vote whether v. sd accot should be allowed as a publick charge of yo government, It was caried in ye affirmative, nemine contradicente, & returned to y' Assembly for y' approbaon.
The petition of severall of ye Inhabitants of ye town & Countie of Chester & others, to the Go' & Council, for an ord for building a bridge over Chester Creek, In or neer Chester-town, being read ; As also another paper, Containing several reasons offered ag' ye sd petion,
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signed by several ; being read & both debated, And it being by the Governo' putt to the vote, whether it's more convenient that the sd petion be considered rather by a grand Comittee of both Houses than by the Go"& Council, Caried in the affirmative, nemine Contradi- cente.
Then the Govern' Resolved the Council Into a grand Comittee, to Join a Comittee of ye members of Assemblie, to consider ye sd petion & paper, & to make report to him & Council ye 24" instant.
Adjourned to 17ª instant, Hora 9 A. M.
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[17] May, 1697.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Luna, A. M. 17º May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, esq ., Governo" under Wm. Penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea.
David Lloyd, Co-exer. with Isaac Norris, of Thomas Lloyd, decea- sed, exhibited to ye Gor & Council a draught of a Law to enable them to sell some parts of ye Real estate of ye sd Tho. Lloyd, for paym' of His debts. After some debate yrupon, & some amend- ments made yrof, it was Recomended by ye Governo' & Council to the house of Repsentatives for y' assemblie.
John keighin, who married Sarah Griscom, the widdow, relict & exrix. of Andrew Griscom, deceased, exhibited to the Go' & Council, a draught of a Law enabling them to sell some parts of the estate of the sd Andrew Griscom, for paym' of his debts. After some de- bate yrupon, It was recomended to the House of repsentatives for ye Assembly.
Cornelius Empson & Sam" Richardson psented to the Governo' and Council from the house of Repsentatives, several bills for their assent.
The petion of the Representatives for the Countie of Sussex for some defence for y' Countie being read, It was ordered to be consid- ered to-morrow, p. m.
Adjourned to 18ª instant, hora 9 A. M.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Martis, A. M. 18' May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' under Wm. penn, et ysdem ut supra, except pet. Alrichs & Jos. Growdon.
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James Fox & Sam" Richardson, from the assemblie, presented to the Governo' & Council another bill for their assent. The Sheriff of the Countie of Bucks His Return of ye Sumons directed to him being read, Jnº Rowland, one of the Collectors of ye sd Countie, appeared & brought in the duplicate of ye rate of his precinct, & declared hee had done no farther, & also declared that rather then he wold demand, collect, or strain for ye sd assessment, hee wold pay the fine in the Law mentioned.
Adjourned to 2 post meridiem.
POST MERIDIEM. Att a Council Held att philadelphia, p. m.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Go', et ysdem ut antea, except peter Al- richs.
The Go' did resolve the whole members of Council into a grand Comittee, to meet the whole house of repsentatives for assemblie, to be a grand Comittee of both houses, to examin what monie is brought in according to the Late act, & to Consider what may be necessarie to be done for the speedy paym' of the arrears of ye sd tax, & to report to-morrow morning.
Adjourned to 19th instant, Hora 9, A. M.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Mercury, A. M. yº 19th of May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' und' Wm. Penn, &c., et omni- bus membris, except peter Alrichs.
William Clark, Chairman of ye Grand Comittee of both Council & Assembly, to whom the matter of the Assessment Laid in 1696, was Comitted to be Considered, made Report in writting, viz : That Having examined ye accots, found that divers Collectors have neglect- ed to bring in their duplicats of ye tax they wer rexivelie charged with in v' rexive Counties, & ye monies therein rated, And that it being putt to ye Question whether it be necessarie to prepair a bill for the better enabling the Justices & Collectors in their rexive Coun- ties to Collect such sums as are in arrear & Unpaid, due by ye afore- said Law, and that the sd Law be reinforced & Continued untill ya same be collected, It was carried in the affirmative. And that it being also putt to ye question, whether it be necessarie that the Go- verno' & Couricil send to the Justices in the several Counties y' are
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in arrear whoise collectors have not paid in the full tax charged on them, to cause the same to be Speedilie sent in to the Receiver : Caried in the affirmative.
The memorial of Andrew Hamilton being read in Council, for some encouragm' to support the post :
The petion of ye Repsentatives for the 'Countie of Sussex: being again read, about some defence to that Countie : The petion of Tho. Herris about clerk of ye markett being read : All these wer referred to ye Consideraon of all ye members of Council & assemblie, in a grand Comittee, to meet in ye assemblies room post meridiem, & to make Report to-morrow morning.
Cornelius Empson & Jnº Bradshaw brought in some more bills for the Governor's assent.
Adjourned to 20% instant, Hora 9 A. M.
[20° May, 1697.
Att a Council att philad. die Jovis, A. M. 20th May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' Under Wm. Penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea, except peter Alrichs.
Joseph Growdon, Chairman of ye Grand Comittee appointed to Consider of Andrew Hamilton's memorial for encouragm' to support ye post ; And of ye repsentatives of Sussex County's petion for some defence ; And of ye petion of Tho. Herris, about Clark of the mar- kett; made Report, That it was ye vote of ye sd Comittee that a bill be prepared for encouragment to Support ye post, both by ye publick & upon private Letters. And it was also their opinion, that a watch be keept upon Cape Henlopen in sumer time, To give notice of the appearing of anie enemie, att ye publick charge of ye governm' & that the justices of y' Countie order the same, & what sign ye sd watch shall give, And that the Last years charge, amounting to about Six pounds, be allowed as a debt of yª governm'; And y' Tho. Herris' petion was rejected.
Ordered that Sam" Carpenter draw up a bill for encouragment & support of ye post office, & psent it to the House of Representatives.
The petition of the Repsentatives for the Countie of Sussex being again read in Council, and the said Report, Ordered that the Justices of the sd Countie Cause a watch to be keept on Cape Henlopen in sumer time, to give notice of the appearing of anie Enemy, att the pub- lick Charge of the governm', & that the sd justices Order ye same, & what sign the sd watch shall give, and that the Last year's charge, amounting to about Six pounds, be, & is hereby allowed as a debt of the governm'.
Adjourned to 224 May, 1697, p. m.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Sabbatti, 224 May, 1697, P. M.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, esq'., Governo' und' Wm. penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea, Except ut antea.
The Governo' desired Jnº Hill & Jnº Curtis to acquaint the assem- blie that hee & Council do wait for them, who Returned that they wold forthwith attend him.
The assemblie appearing, M' Speaker presented to the Governo' and Council Sixteen bills which had past their house. The Governo' told ym that hee would Cause ym to be read & Considered.
After Reading of all the sd bills by the Secrie, The Governo', with advice of the Council, rejected & voted outt eight of them.
The other eight being three times read, wer by the Governo' and Council approved of.
The first entitled, The Law for ratifying & confirming of ye acts & proceedings of ye Assembly in 1696.
The Second entitled, The Law for the encouragment & Support of the post office.
The third entitled, The Law for the Speedie Collecting the arrears of ye assessment Laid in 1696.
The fourth entitled, The Law about Testats & Intestats estates.
The fifth entitled, The Law ag' Swine Running att Large in the Countie of Bucks.
The Sixth entitled, The Law about married women having children in yª absence of y' Husbands.
The seventh entitled, The Law against Swearing.
The eight entitled, The Law for selling the Old Court house of Chester Countie ; All which wer by the Governo' and Council ap- proved of.
Then the Governo' desired Caleb pussey & Richard Halliwell, to acquaint the assemblie that hee waited for them forthwith.
The assemblie appearing, The Governo' desired the Secrie to Read over all the said Bills; which hee did, and then underwrote each Bill in these words, viz : Philadelphia the 224 day of May, 1697. This bill being three times read, was assented to by the Governor and Council. And then the Governo' past ym all one after another, by affixing thereto His Hand and Seal of the province.
Adjourned to yª 24h instant, Hora 9, A. M.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Lunce, A. M. 242 May 1697.
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PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, esq'. Governo' und' Wm penn, &c. et ysdem ut antea, except ut supra.
Wm. Clark, Chairman of the grand Comittee of both Council & assembly, to whom the Consideraon of the petion of Several of the Inhabitants of the town & County of Chester & others, to the Go- verno' & Council, for an Ord' for Building a bridge over Chester Creek, in or neer Chester Town : as also of another paper, Contain- ing several reasons offered ag' the said petion, & signed by severalls, was referred, made Report : That after Reading of both the sd petion & reasons ag' it, & several debates yrupon, It being by the sd Chair- man putt to the vote of ye sd grand Comittee, whether a Bridge should be built over the navigable part of Chester Creek, as is petitioned, It was Caried in the negative, nemine Contradicente.
Adjourned to 2 in the afternoon.
POST MERIDIEM.
Att a Council Held at Philadelphia die Luna, P. M. 24ª May, 1697.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'. Governo' und' Wm. Penn, &c. et ysdem ut supra, except ut antea.
The Go' desired the Secrie to acquaint the House of Representa- tives, That Hee and the Council waited for ym; Who returned that they wold attend him forthwith.
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M' Speaker & the whole house of Representatives appearing, The Governo' Caused the Secrie to read M' Blaithwait's Letter to him about the association to be taken in this province; as also, the act of par- liament, Entitled ; As also, a fair draught of the association, taken from that which M' Blaithwait sent him, & desired that the Representatives both for Council & assembly, would with him sign the same. And accordinglie, the Governo' & those members who wer free so to doe, signed the association in terminus, as also the Secrie ; And those whois principles & religious persuasions would not allow them to sign the same in Terminus, presented to the Governo' a paper which they had drawn up, entitled: A declaraon of the people called Quaker's, repsentatives in Council & assemblie for ye province of Pennsilvania and territories thereunto belonging, mett att philadelphia in the 31 mo. 1697, with respect of our Loyaltie to the king, & fidelitie to His Government, & in reference to the Late association.
Then the Governo' askt both Council & Assemblie whether they had prepared anie other bills for his assent, or whether they had anie other bussines at this time ; who answered no.
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Then the Governo' said : Gentl, I doc dissolve you, and you are hereby dissolved.
The End of the 5"> Sessions of Council & assembly.
[9 Febry, 1697-8.
Att a Council Held att Philadelphia Die Mercury, 9" Febry, 1697-S.
PRESENT :
WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' und' Wm. penn, &c.
Sam" Carpenter, John Simcocke, Rich Halliwell,
Edwª Shippen, Caleb pussey, William Clark.
Joseph growden,
The Governo' exhibited to the Council a Lett' from the proprietor, directed for him, to be opened only & read in a full Council ; Which being thought to be as full a Council as could be got in such a season of ye year, It was yrfor Resolved that the sd Lett' should be opened & read, which was done. The contents qrof wer as follows, verbatim, viz: "London 5" 7 m., 1697. Friends, The accusaons 1 " of one sort, & the reports of another that are come for England "ag yo' governm', not only tend to o' ruin, but disgrace. That you " wink at Scotch trade & a Dutch one too, Receiving European goods " from the Latter, as well as suffering yo", ag the Law & English "interest, to goe to the other; Also, that you do not onlie wink att but " Imbrace pirats, Shipps & men. These are yo" accusaons, & one " Fra. Jones of philadelphia has Complained of them to Go" Nichol- . " son, becaus it was not redrest in the governmt. The Reports are, " & a nameless Lett' is come to me besids from philadelphia, to ye " same purpose, that there is no place more overrun with wicked- " nes, Sins so very Scandalous, openly Comitted in defiance of Law " & Virtue ; facts so foul, I am forbid by Comon modesty to Relate "ym. I do vrfore desire & charge you, the Gor & Council for the " time being, to issue forth some act or acts of state forthwith to sup- " press forbidden trade & piracy, & also the growth of vice & Loos- " ness. till some severer Laws be made ag' ym: And I do hereby " charge that no Licence be granted to any to keep publick houses, " that do not give great securitie to keep Civil houses, & are not " known to be of a sober Conversaon, & that the Courts of Justice " in each County have the approbaon, if not Licensing of ym, Ir "order to prevent such acts of the Lewdness & Idleness as are toc "often seen in such places ; And that you take Care that Justice be
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" Impartially done upon transgressors, that the wrath & vengeance " of God fall not upon you to blast yo' so very flourishing beginning. " I hasten to you as fast as ye Complaints here ag' you will give me " leave, that make my presence now but too necessary. Let neither " base gain nor a byast affection mak you partial in these Cases, but " for my sake, yo' own sakes, and above all for God's sake, Let not " the poor province Longer suffer under such grievous & offensive " Imputaons ; and will oblige him that loves you, prays for you, & " prays to be with you, & is with true Love yor real friend & affec- " tionate proprietary. WM. PENN."
The Contents whereof, & the Complaints yrin mentioned being strictlie inquired into, The Go' did appoint Sam" Carpenter, Joseph Growdon & Wm. Clarke, a Comittee of Council further to peruse the sd Letter, & To inquire into the sd Complaints, & to make report vrof to the Go' & Council next day, by way of ans" to ye sd Letter.
Adjourned to 10% instant.
10 Febry, 1697-8.
Att a Council Held at philad die Jovis, 102 Febry, 1697-S. WM. MARKHAM, Esq'., Governo' et ysdem ut antea.
Joseph Growdon, Chairman of the Comittee appointed further to peruse the sd Letter, & strictlie to inquire into ye Complaints yrin mentioned, & to report the same to the Go' & Council by way of ans' to the said Letter, this day Exhibited to the Go' and Council their report in writting, viz: The Comittee having perused & tho- roughly Considered the proprietor's Letter, Charging the Governor & Council to suppress forbidden trade & piracie ; & also the growth of vice & Loossness, &c. within this governm', doe Humblie make this Report unto the Governo" and Council.
First. As to the Scotch & dutch trade, wee are not privie yrto nor any of us Concerned therein, but if any such trade has been & escap't unpuneshet, It may rather be attributed to the Connivance or neglect of those officers appointed by Edward Randolph to inspect those things, or others particularly appointed in that behalf; for wee can say, that the magistrats & Courts of Justice have been ready & diligent upon all occasions to punish, suppress & discourage all ille- gal trade that came to their knowledge.
Secondly. As to Imbracing of pirats, &c. Wee know of none that has been entertained here, unless Chinton & Lassell, with some others o. Avery's Crew, that happened for a smal time to sojourn in this place, as they did in some of the nighbouring governments ; but as soon as the magistrats in Philadelphia had received but a Copie of the Lords Justice's proclamation, gott all that were here apprehended, & would have taken the Care & Charge of securing ym, untill a Legal Court had been erected for their trial, or an opportunity had presented to send ym for England; but before that Could be effected, they broke
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goale & made their escape to New york, where Hues & Crys wer sent after ym. And as to pirats' shipps, wee know of none Har- boured or ever came in here, much Less encouraged by the Go' or people, who as it is well known, are generally sober & industrious, & never advanced y' estates by forbidden trade, piracie, or other ill ways, notwtstanding what is suggested by o' enemies to the contrary.
As to the growth of vice, Wee cannot but owne as this place hath growne more populous, & the people increased, Loossnes & vice Hath also Creept in, which wee lament, altho' endeavours have been used to suppress it by the care & industry of the magistrats from time to time, offenders Having received deserved & exemplary punishments, according to Law.
As to Ordinaries, Wee are of opinion that there are too many in this governm', especiallie in philadelphia, wch is one great cause of the growth of vice, & makes the same more difficult to be supprest & keept under.
On the whole, Wee being at all times Heartily inclined to show of Loyaltie to the king, & readie obedience unto His Laws, do think it necessarie, & do yrfore make o' request to the Go' & Council, that an Ordinance be made, & a proclamaon do forthwith Issue from the Governo' & Council, strictly to suppress forbidden trade & pirats, if any shall Happen ; and also, the growth of vice & Loossnes within this governm', until some wholsome & severer Laws be made for a more effectuall remedy, and the ordinaries or Houses of entertainment be reduced to a Less number, & that all such as have not alreadie given good securitie for keeping good orders, and discharging the place according to Law, be spedilie required so to do, or otherwise to be suppressed, & for the future that the Justices in the Quarter Ses- sions in each Countie may have the approbaon, if not the Licensing Ordinarie keepers throughout the government.
The which report being read in Council, It was put to the vote by the Go', Whether they approved yrof, & whether they esteemed it to be a proper ans' to the sd Lett. It was Caried in the affirmative, N. C.
Then the Go' did Resolve the whole members of Council Into a grand Comittee, to draw up a proclamaon to suppress forbidden trade & unlaw" piracie, the growth of vice & Loossness, & to regulate & reduce the ordinaries, untill severer Laws can be made ag' such enor- mities, & to bring in their report & a draught of a proclamaon to the Go' & Council the 12" instant.
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