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It was ordered, That shee be pemitted, allowed & authorized, & is hereby by ye Go' & Council pemitted, allowed & authorized, to make title, sale and Conveyance to ye sd bank Lott & house yron built, wch by her Husband before his death, was sold to -, as also of such other her sd Husband's real estate, (to wch hee had right,) wt all y' Improvments & apptenances to ye pchasers y'of, y' heirs and assigns for ever, towards ye defraying of her just debts, the educaon & maintainance of her sd 3 children, her owne support, and the better Improvmt of ye sd estate to ye sd children's use, according to will, To Hold to ye pchasers yrof rexivelie and to y' Heirs and assigns, by such estate as ye sd Jnº Sanders held ye same. And itt was ordered that ye sd per. putt outt ye sd One Half of y: sd clear estate, & the half of ye produce of yª sd real estate when sold, to interest, according to ye direction of ye sd will, by ye advice of Edwd Shippen & Nathan Stanburry.
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Upon reading the petion of George Heathcote ag' Thomas Groves, & the records of several Courts, The Go' & Council ordered ve Secrie to prepare a Copie of ye sd petion to be sent to sd Thomas, & an ordr of this board, directed to ye sheriff of Sussex Countie, to Su- mons ye sd Groves to attend ye Go' & Council y® 25th Fbr. next, to make ans' to ye sd petion.
Adjourned to 7th Aug next.
[7th August, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. 7º August, 1700, die Mercury.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, proprietor & Governo'.
Edward Shippen, Wm. Clarke,
Griffeth Owen,
Robert Turner, Sam. Carpenter, . Thomas Storie.
Complaint haveing been made to this board by some of ye mem- brs of Council, that yª Late fireing of gunns from on board some vessells lying before philad. hath not onlie frightened some women & children, but hath also occasioned some of the Senecar Indians y' came hither to treat wt this governmt to depart, as believing ye fire- ing of sd gunns to have been signs of Hostilitie intended ag' ym. It was yrfore ordered yt no vessells Lying before ye town of philad. shall fire anie gunns but att coming in & going outt, as a sign of vr arrival & depture, & y' James Logan give notice to M' of vessells of this ordr at their entrie of their vessells in his office. - The Go' also, in open Councill, Informed ye 3 Senecar Indians y stayed behind the rest, that itt was the Custom of ye English to fire gunns as a sign of joy & kind entrtainment of y' friends com- ing on board; & was in no manner of ways intended to frighten or disoblige ym; as also informed ym, yt they wer & should be verie wellcome to this gov'm', & in token of amitie & friendship wt ym, yo Go' gave ym a Belt of Wampum, by ym to be showen to the other Senecar Indians y' went away upon fireing ye sd gunns, Which they kindlie accepted of. The Go' also desired ve members of Councill to go on board Capt. Sims' vessell w' .. e sd 3 Indians & v' Inter- preter, y' they might see ye manner of the English on board y' ves- sells, wch was accordinglie done, to y' great satisfaction.
Adjourned to yª 14th instant.
14ª August, 1700. . Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 14 Aug', 1700.
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PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror. and Governo', et ysdem ut antea, & John Moll.
Upon reading y' petion of Gilbert Wheeler ag' Edwa Antill, The Governo' desired ye Council on both sides to argue ye mat- ter before him & Council, wch was done; & several paps. wer produced & read about ye matter in difference. The Gor ordered ym to appear again to-morrow morning, in order to a farth' examina- on & Hearing the same.
Adjourned to 15th instant.
[15 == August, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Jovis, 15" instant.
PSENT :
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
The Council of Gil. Wheeler & Edw4 Antill having been again heard att Length, The Go' & Council appointed ym to appear before him and Council ye 28", & y' hee & Council wold in ye meantime fullie Consider of an answer.'
Upon reading the petion of Henry Elfreth ag' Griffith Jones, The. same was referred to ye Comrs of inquirie into titles of Lands & Lotts.
Upon reading the petion of Elizabeth Robinson, widdow, agt ye sherif of Newcastle & Jasper Yeates, the same was deferred to ye 29th - instant, being a case unpsidented in this province.
Itt was this day ordered by the Go' & Council, y the king's High- way or publick road, & the bridges yrin from ye town of Philadel- phia to the falls of Delaware y' now are, be w' all expedion suffi- cientlie cut & cleared from all timber, trees & stumps of trees. Loggs, & from all other nusances whatsoever y' Ly cross ye sd way, & y' ve same, with all passages in & outt of all creeks & Branches, may be made passable, Comodious, safe and easie for man, horse, cart, waggon or team, by ye rexive overseers of the highways & Bridges wtin the rexive precincts, townshipps and Counties of philadelphia & Bucks, according to Law. And y ye respective Courts of Justice & Justices of ye peace in ye sd Counties, Cause ye same be dulie pformed. & the Laws in those Cases made & provided to be strictlie putt in execuon, und' ye rexive penalties yrin contained, & y' ya secrie take care to send a Copic of this ord' to yª Counties of philadelphia & Bucks respectivelie.
Adjourned to 11 7br., 1700.
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11ª Septemb', 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Merc, 11º 7br., 1700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror. & Governo'.
Sam" Carpenter, Griffith Owen,
Tho. Story.
Edward Shippen, John Moll,
Upon reading ye petion of Joseph Ashton, setting forth THat the justices of Philadelphia Countie Having granted a roade Leading to pemapecca mill, & ordered six men of ye nighbourhood to sett itt forth, by the agreemt of 4 of ye six, & yt 4 of ym in ye absence of the other two, did sett itt forth to ye pers. prejudice, & y' itt may be altered without incommoding yº sd road, as in a draught yrof wt ye sd petion to ye Go' & Council exhibited, & yrfor Requesting y' yª Go' & Council wold appoint a road of a reasonable breadth, according to ye sd draught, or to appoint psons to view & sett itt forth according to y' discretions.
Itt was ordered y' the said six psons appointed by ye Countie Court, do all meet together & Lay outt ye sd road, both as ye 4 psons have Laid itt outt, & as it is desired by ye per. in his draught, & y" they return ye sd draughts & courses of both roads, wt y' con & inconveniencies, & y' reasons yrof to ye Gor and Council ye 25" instant.
Upon reading the petion of Henrie Elfreth, ordered y' Griffith Jones have notice to appear befor ye Go' & Council ye 25th instant, with his evidents of his Bank Lotts over ag' ye blue anchor.
Upon reading ye petion of Eliz Robinson, widdow, agt the Sheriff of the Countie of Newcastle & Jasper Yeates, Ordered y'sd Yeates Have notice of sd petion & y' hee appear 25th instant, & y' shee be then heard by her Counsell.
Adjourned to 12" instant.
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Att a Council Held att philad. die Jovis, 12º instant.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror. & Go'. et ysdem ut antea.
Upon full hearing of ye matter in difference between Edw' Antill & Gil. Wheeler, who had referred ye same to ye Gor and Council,
The Go' & Council Ordered sd Antill to pay to sd Wheeler One hundred pounds ye first of May, 1701, & to give securitie for y' paymt of ye same, & that sd Wheeler do forthwith sign to sd Antill & his heirs and assigns, a deed of sale & conveyance for ye mortga- ged pmisses in fee simple & estate of inheritance for ever, & y' sd
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Wheeler do live on ye pmisses to ye sd first of May, 1701, cn such rent as they shall agree for.
The pror. & Gor. proposed to the Council the necessitie of calling an assemblie in ye fall, for revising ye laws securing proptie, a frame of govermt & support yrof, & paying ye debts yrof.
Itt was Resolved y' ye pror. & Go' do Issue his writts to sumons the freemen in each Countie to meet ye 1" 8br., to choose 4 psons to serve as y' repsentatives in Ass .. & to meet att Newcastle ye 14ª day yrof, & yt ye secrie do forthwith prepare writts for that end.
Adjourned to 10 8br., 1700.
10ª Octobr, 1700.
Att à Council Held att philad. die Jovis, 10ª Octo', 1700.
PSENT :
WM. PENN, pro' & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Henry Elfreth wt Henry flower, his Uncle's exer., wt Griffith Jones, appeared according to an ord' of Council 11º Fbr., 1700, and having been fullie heard, ye finall determinaon yrof was deferred till ye Gor & Council return from N. Castle.
. Adjourned to 11* instant.
11ª Octob', 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Veneris, 11ª instant.
PRESENT: WILLIAM PENN, propor. & Governo'.
Sam" Carpenter, Griffith Owen, Thomas Storie,
Edwª Shippen, Caleb pussey, John Moll.
Humphrey Morrie, upon ye Gor's. call by ye mess' of the Council, ap. subt yª Qualificaon of a Councellor & took his place at the board.
- Smith, father to - Smith, now in goal upon susption of a rape Comitted on - , desired his son might be bailed ; wherupon the attornie general being heard for ye king, & David Lloyd for ye sd Smith, Itt was by ye Gor & Council Ordered y' hee continou prisoner till ye pror. & Gor's return from yo Ass. att New- castle, to be held there ye 14th instant.
Adjourned till ye Gor's Return from N. Castle.
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*There were many Councils further held att ye Town of New- castle, and a great number of Laws past wtb the Assembly there, before J. Logan was appointed Clerk of ye Council, and therefore he knows not what became of them.
PROVINCE OF PENNSILVANIA & TERRITORIES, SS. Minutes of Council in the Assembly, Anno Ri. Rs. Gulielmi terty Angliæ, &c. decimo.
25th January, 1699 -- 700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Jovis, 25' January, 1699- 700.
PRESENT:
The Honble WILLIAM PENN, absolute proprietor & Governo' in Chief of ye province of pennsilvania & the Territories yrto be- longing.
Sam1 Carpenter, Caleb pussey, Jnº Hill,
Edward Shippen, phin. pemberton,
Richª Halliwell,
David Lloyd, Wm. Rodeney,_
William Biles,
Wm. Clarke,
Pat. Robinson, Secry.
The Sheriff of the Countie of Newcastle his Return of a writt 'directed to him from ye pror. & Go" for the election of repsentatives for sd Countie, to assist him in an assembly, to meet this day, was produced, whereby itt appeared that ther were elected for Council Richd Halliwell & Rob' French, & for Assembly John Healy, Adam peterson, Wm. Guest and Wmn. Houston.
Upon reading the petion of Cor. Empson & Jnº Grubb, in behalf of ymselves & others, in number 29, on ye south & north side of Brandywine Creek in sd Countie, setting forth, That notwtstanding y® pror. & Go', wt advice of his Council, had Issued his writt for election of 2 members to serve in Council & 4 in Assemblie, in Ordr to repair ye Loss & disadvantage ye sd Countie had brought ymselves under by not electing in March Last, yet the pers. have not had the least notice given ym of any such writt nor time of election, from any known officer, & y' an election was made att Newcastle yº 20" instant, by some of the other 100%, & yrfor ye pers. have just cause to say y' such as have been so elected are none of y repsentatives, & yrfor requesting relief, by allowing ym a free vote & election of y' Legislators, &c.
Wessell Alriches, Sherif of sd County, having been called to ans'
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for himself, who appearing, declared y' in his owne pson hee went to ye Lower pts of ye Countie & sent his deputie to y" upper, & y' both were outt some days in giving notice to y* people, & if there was any Shortness it was to be imputed to his depty & not to him, who could not be in 2 places att once, & to the shortness of time & severitie of ye weather and danger of travelling.
Therafter the Gor acquainted ye pers that the Sherif should be punish't for his neglect, & y' nothing was intended to be done this assembly but y“ passing of a law agi pirats & unlawll trade, wch hee hop'd all wold concurr in, & y' there was no design to make any other for raising of monie or otherwise, & yrfor, hop'd they wold acquiesce in the choice made, & by passing ye sd two Laws ans" the psent emergencie, & y'a minute should be made that it should not be drawn into a president for the future.
Resolved that the accepting of the return of the said writt, and of the psons vrin returned to serve, should by no means be drawn into a president for the future, & y' the sd sheriff be att ye mercy of ye pror & Gor
Jn' Healy, Adam peterson, Wm. Guest & Wm. Houston, returned to serve as repsentatives in Ass. for sd Countie, appeared befor ye Go' & Council & wer qualified according to law. Also, Hen Molleston & Wm. Dyre for the Countie of Sussex, who had been absent 10ª May last.
The pror & Go' desired ye secrie to acquaint the house of repsent- atives y' hee waited for ym. John Blunston, who had been choosen their speaker in May Last, appeared wt all the repsentatives, To whom ye pror & Go' said:
"Friends, Had the psent emergencie of calling you att such a " season of the year concerned me only, I should not have done it " till vª usual time, but since it concerns ye Crown in two verie con- " siderable cases, recommended to me by ye Lo's Justices of England " to reinforce & Improve ye Laws already made ag' piracie & illegal " trade, I have yrfor desired to see you att this time to pass two such "Laws, & for no other end; I shall deferr other things to the usual "time of meetting in ye 3ª mo. next." And withal, ye pror & Go" told ym hec wold appoint 5 members of Council to join a Comittee of ass. to prepare yª bill ag' pirats, & other 5 to join a Comittee of Ass. to prepare ye bill ag' illegal trade, & desired ye Ass. to do ye same.
The pror & Go appointed Edwd Shippen, David Lloyd, ph. Pem- berton, Wm. Rodeney & Caleb pussey, to join a Comittee of Ass. to prepare ye bill ag' pirats. And Sam" Carpenter, Wm. Clark, Richd. Halliwell, Wm. Biles & Jnº Hill, to join a Comittee of ass. to prepare ye bill ag' illegal trade, & to meet ye Comittees of Ass. rexivelie att 8 in ye morning, & desired ye secrie to acquaint ye ass. yrwith; which hee accordinglic did.
Adjourned to 26%, Hora 10, A. M.
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[26% January, 1699 -- 700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Veneris, 26 January, 1699- 700.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem decem ut antea.
Wm. Clark, chairman of ye Comittee appointed to prepare ye bill ag' illegal trade, exhibited some amendments, Improvments of & addions to ye former Law ag' Illegal trade, y' wer considered by sd Comittee, but requested further time to put ym in form, wch was granted to 27" instant, 10 A. M.
Adjourned to 27ª instant, 10 A. M.
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[27ª January, 1699 -- 700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia. die 'Sabbathi, 27" January, 1699-700.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem decem ut antea.
Wm. Clark, Chairman aforesd, exhibited to ye Gor & Council some Amendts & improvts of & addions to ye former Law for pvent- ing illegal trade, & David Lloyd, Chairman of ye Comittee appointed to prepare ye bill ag' pirats, also exhibited to ym some amendmts & improvmts of & addions to ye former Law ag pirats; both wch having been debated in Council, some further improvments wer considered of, & it was Left to ye members of each Comittee to prepare a draught of the rexive bills Comitted to ym by 29" instant, 10 A. M.
Adjourned to 29" instant.
[29* January, 1099-700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Lunte, 19% January, 1 699- :00.
PRESENT :
WAf. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem decem ut antea.
David Lloyd, Chairman of ve Comittee appointed to prepare y' bill ag' piracie & pirat, exhibited a draught yrof, wch, after a Large de- bate, was Left to ve further Consideration of y's1 Comittee.
Adjourned to 31" instant.
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31" January, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 31" Janry, 1699-700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Gor, et ysdem decem ut antea.
Isaac Norris & Richª Hough, from ye Repsentatives, desired y' Go' to appoint some of ye members of Council to meet wt some of y' house, to Conferr wt & satisfie ym about some Clauses in ya sd bill of piracie. The pror & Go appointed Wm. Clark, David Lloyd & Caleb pussey, to meet some of ye house of repsentatives att the house of Isaac Nor- ris.
Adjourned to 1ª Febry, 1699-700 ..
1ª February, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held at Philadelphia die Jovis, 1" February, 1699- 700.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem decem ut antea.
Wm. Clark, Chairman of the Comittee appointed to prepare a Bill ag' illegal trade, exhibited a draught yrof; a great part qrof having been read & debated, the Go'
Adjourned to 2ª instant.
[2ª February, 1699 -- 700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Veneris, 2ª Febry, 1699- 700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem decem ut antea.
The Remaind' of sd Law ag' Illegal trade being read & debated, & some objections being made yrto, The pror & Go' appointed Edwd Shippen, Wm. Clark & Sam' Carpenter, to draw ye claus yrof relating to kent Countie by 4 post M.
The House of Repsentatives, by Anthony Morris & Isaac Norris, acquainted the Go' & Council y' they had read ye Law ag' piracie twice, y' had been sent ym, & wer satisfied yrwt, excepting y' claus yrof prohibiting trade wt Madagascar.
The Council moved to ye pror. & Gor that there be a clause inser. ted in ye bill ag' piracie, to indemnifie all those who have traded or had Comerce with some old privateers y' some years agoe came in & surrendered ymselves upon the Jamaica proclamaon, & yt had pro- tections & permitts from the nighbouring governmts. The pror.
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assented yrto, & appointed David Lloyd, phi. pemberton and Wm. Biles to prepare & draw up ye sd clause.
Adjourned to 34 instant.
[S4 February, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia dic Sabbathi, 31 Febry, 1009-700.
Isaac Norris & Win. Dyre, from the Ass. acquainted ye Gor & Council y' they had pused ye bill ag' Illegal trade, & had some 'objec- tions to make ag' it which they thought wold be best answered in a Conference of both houses wt y" Go".
The pror. & Gor yrupon desired by these 2 members yª ass. to repair to him & Council to Conferr about & ans" ye sd objections.
Adjourned to 5' instant.
[5" February, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Lune, 5* Febry, 1699- 700.
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WILLIAM PENN, pror. & Governor.
Sam" Carpenter, William Biles, William Clark,
Edward Shippen, Richd Halliwell, Caleb pussey.
phin. pemberton, John Hill,
The pror. & Go' appointed Wm. Clark, Samt Carpenter, David " Lloyd, Rich1 Halliwell, ph. pemberton & Wm. Rodeney, to be a Co- mittee of Council to join a Comittee of ass. to abridge ye sd Law, by to-morrow morning.
Adjourned to 6ª instant.
[6ª February, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Martis, 6 Febry, 1899- 700.
PRESENT : . WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Wm. Clark, chairman of sd Comittee, brought in the Bill ag illegal trade abridged, wch was read & sent to the Assembly.
Adjourned to 7" instant.
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[7th February, 1699-730.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Mercury, 7" February, 1699-700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, &c., et ysdem ut antea.
Anthony Morris & Isaac Norris from ye ass. returned ye bill of piracie, desiring ye Go' &. Council to satisfie ym about yº claus yrof prohibiting trading to Madegascar: The Go' desired a Conference wt y' house to morrow-morning, about yª sd clausc.
Adjourned to 8ª instant.
[S* February, 1699-700.
Att a Council held att philadelphia die Jovis, S" February, 1593- 100.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pro' & Go'. et ysdem ut antea.
The Go' desired the secre to acquaint the ass. y'hee & Council waited for ym, to Conferr about ye claus of ye act ag' piracie, prohibit- ing trade wt Madagascar & Nataall. The House of ass. appeared, wt whom a Conference was had about trading to Madagascar & Na- taall. It was Resolved y' it should be prohibited for three years.
Adjourned to 9th instant. .
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Att a Council Held att philad. die Veneris, 9" instant.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
The ass. by Anthony Morris & Isaac Norris, 2 of y' men.bers. sent to ye Gor and Council two Laws for their assent.
Adjourned to 104 instant.
[10^ February, 1699-700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia dic Sabbathi, 10% Febry, 1699- TG0.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pro' & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
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The pror & Go' desired Wm. Biles & Jno. Hill to acquaint ye ass. y' hee & Council waited for ym, who returned ans' y' they wold attend him speedily.
The ass. appearing, The pror & Go' told ym y' yesterday hee had received from ym two bills wch had past yr house, wch hee desired the secrie to read over three times distinctlie. Afterwards they wer by the Gor & Council assented to, viz: The first entituled, An act ag' pirats & privateers : The other an act for preventing frauds & abuses in trade wtin ye province of pennsilvania & Counties annext ; and did underwrite cach bill in these words-viz : philad. 10" 12ª mo., 1699-700. This Bill being 3 times read was assented to by me, Wm. Penn, Locus privati Sigilli provincia.
Therafter the pror & Go' proposed to ye Council & ass. y' hoe in- tended to call ye next genrll ass. according to Charter, att the usual & annual time ; To which the members of ass. by the Speaker, de- clared y' satisfaction therewith. Then ye pror & Go' ask't the ass. whether they had anie other bussines for him att this time, who an- swored no. Then he said, Gentl, you are dissolved, & I hereby dissolve you. They thank't ye Gor & departed.
The end of the 7u ss. of Council & Assembly.
MINUTES OF COUNCIL, Anno Ri. Rs. Gulielmi terty Anglia, &c., Undecimo, for promulgaon.
[30° March, 1700.
. Att a Council Held att philadelphia Die Sabbathi, 30 day of March, 1700.
PRESENT :
THe Hontle WM. PENN, Absolute pror & Go' in Chief of ye pro- vince of Pennsilvania & ye territories yrto belonging.
In respect yt there appeared onlic Sam' Carpenter, Edwa Shippen & Gr. Owen, returned as repsentatives in Council by ye Sheriff of philadelphia, David Lloyd, Caleb pussey & Jno. Simcoke returned as such by ye sheriff of Chester, The pror & Gor.
Adjourned to 1 April, 1700.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Luna, 1* April, 1700.
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PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror. and Governo".
The Sheriff of ye Countic of Bucks His return of repsentatives in Council was produced, qrb, it appeared y' ther wer elected Joseph Growdon for 3, Wm. Biles for 2, & Rich Ilough for one years.
The Sheriff of philadelphia Countie his Like return was produced, grby it appeared y' ther wer clected Sam' Carpenter for 3, Edward Shippen for 2, & Griffith Owen for one years.
The Sheriff of Chester Countie his Like return was produced, qrby itt appeared David Lloyd for 3, Caleb pussey for 2, & Jno. Simecke, for one years.
The Sheriff of Newcastle Countie his Like return was produced, qrby itt appeared that there wer elected Richd. Halliwell for S, John Donaldson for 2, & Jasper Ycates for one year.
The Sheriff of kent Countie his Like return was produced, qrby it appeared that there wer clected In" Walker for 3, Henry Molles- con for two, & Thomas Bedwell for one year.
The Sheriff of ye Countic of Sussex his return of repsentatives was produced, qrby itt appeared y' y' wer elected Sam" preston for 3, Jn' Hi !! for 2, & Tho. ifenwick for one year.
The abov returned psons, excepting those for kent Countic, appear- ing, subt. the Qualificaon following, viz : peansilvania, 1% 2' mo., April, 1700, " We severallie, & each of us for o'selves, do sincerely " promise & declare as solemlie as if wee took an oath, ytwee will " be true & faithfull to ye king & Crown of England, & to Win. " Penn, pror & Go' of ye province of pennsilvania & territories vrto " belonging, & his heirs, according to ye Lres patent granted to him " by king Charles ye 21, und' ye great Seal of England," & took their places att ye board, and so yr wer
PRESENT :
Joseph Growden, Griffith Owen,
John Donaldson,
William Biles, David Lloyd, Jasper Yeates,
Rich- Hough, Caleb pussey, Sam 1 preston,
Sam" Carpenter, John Simcoke, John Hill,
Edward Shippen, Rich" Halliwell, Tho. Fenwick.
. Then the pror & Go' said : " Friends, Tho' this be a Colonie of 19 "years standing, & not inferiour to anie of its age, yet wee have " much to do to establish its constituon & Courts of Justice ; there " are in it some Laws obsolete, others hurtfull, others imperfect, y' " will need improvm', & it will be requisit to make some new ones ; " wee connot go to slow to make, nor too fast to execute them when " made, & y' w' diligence & discretion, a few well made & duly exe- " cuted, will better ans' ye ends of governm' yn a greater bulk unexe- " cuted. You friends are ye people's choice & my Council ; you'll " see what Laws are fitt to be Left outt & what to be made, & you " w' mee, are to prepare & propose ym. I say this the rather becaus " of a false notion some have gott y' becaus you are my Council
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