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Adjourned to 28th instant.
[28* May, 1700. Att a Council Held att philad. die Martis, 28" May, 1700. . PRESENT: . WM. PENN, pror & Gor, et ysdem ut antea.
The rexive Chairmen of ye sd 3 Comittees brought in each of ym - a draught of the rexive bills recomended to ym.
Adjourned to 3. p. m.
Att wch time ve ass: appearing in a grand Comittee, wt ye Gor & Council, The bill about regulating Indian traders was read, considered and amended, & Gri. Jones appointed to draw it up fair by to-morrow morning; also ye bill about regulating negros was read, considered & amended ; also ye bill about Regulating of Courts was read & consid- ered, with its amendments, & given to sd Griffith Jones to be fair drawen up.
Adjourned to 29th instant ..
[29* May. Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 29" instant.
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WM. PENN, pror & Governor, et ysdem ut antes.
The pror & Gor psented to the Council & ass: a Bill about a Court Barron, another about Confirmaon of free-holds, another about sur- veys, & appointed a Comittee of 3 psons out of each Countie of ve province, & of 3 out of each County of the territories, to be a Comit- tee to consider of yª sd 3 Laws.
Ad. to 30th.
30° May, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Jovis, 30th instant.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Gor, et ysdem ut antea.
The ass: being sent for, appeared, & Gri. Jones presented to y' Go & Council the bills about regulaon of Courts & Indian traders, for yr consideraon.
Then ye ass : requested they might go to y' owne house to dispatch what Lay befor ym, to wch ye Gor assented.
Adjourned to 31* instant.
[31 May.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Veneris, 31" May, 1700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Gor, et ysdem ut antea.
Two members from ye ass : desired y ye ass : might be admitted. Granted.
John Blunston, accompanied by all ye repsentatives in ass: ap. peared.
Upon reading yª petion of Rob' Turner & Joseph fisher. learing date ye 27" instant, Setting forth that att an ass: held att philad. 10" May, 1689, (qrof Ar. Cook deced, was speaker, & David Lloyd Clark.) there was a vote & resolve past ag' ye per. Rt. Turner, wtout a hear- ing or conviction by an insufficient number of yª members yrof, viz: Ar. Cook, speaker, Hen. Waddy, Gr. Owen, Tho. Ducket, phi. pem- berton, Sam' Levis, Tho. paschall, Val. Hollingsworth, Edmd. Bennet, Richd. Martin, Nich. Blunston, Dan. Jones, Wm. Berric, Wm. Man- loue, In° Walker, Ab. Opdegraeff, Is. Weldone, Rob' piles, In' Bar- tram, Jnº Swift, That Wm. Markham, Rob' turner, & Gr. Jones, who Issued forth y' warrants ag' Jn' White, a member of y' Ass, & y' Jno Claypoole & Richd. Reynolds Sheriff's, who by colour of such wrrt or wrrtts, arrested & caried him away; as also ye sd John Claypool, who,
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wtout anie wrrt, during ye sitting of sd ass : did arrest David Lloyd, knowing him to be Clerk yrof, are, & everic of ym is yrfor reputed violaters of yº priviledges of Ass, & betrayers of ye Liberties of ye freemen of ye sd province & territories, & y' they ought to be made incapable of bearing anic publick office or place of trust in this govrmt ; & y' a wrrt be made outt & signed by ye Speaker, directed. to all high & pettie Constables, for bringing ym befor ya sd ass : to ans' y' contempt & breach of priviledge aforesd : As also, setting forth y' sd Joseph ffisher, (wt other members of that Assemblie,) having entered his protest ag' a vote or resolve yrof, & yron absenting yinselves, there was another vote & resolve past, That ye sd Joseph flisher, per. & the other absent members, are not worthic to be chosen again, or be intrusted as delegates. And also, setting forth y' ye sd rexive resolves, votes & sentences past yron ag' yª pors rexivlie, have not only proved much to their scandal, reproach, detriment, publick shame & disgrace, but may also to that of their posterities, ifnot now att last remedied, the same being yet standing in one of the most pub- lick (as reputed) records of fame and Creditt wtin ye sd province & territories, and y' by reason yrof, ye pers. stand Liable (at ye will & pleasure of ill minded men) und' this or any change of govrm' y' may happen to be drawen into question for & about ye same. And also setting forth, y' ye per. R' Turner, hath made manie modest & Chris- tian pelions & applicaons to the succeeding assemblies, (Copies whereof are hereunto annexed) for a Hearing & trial, & hath Long waited att ye posts of y' doors; & pticularlie in May, 1690, hce, by a petion to y' ass: then sitting att Newcastle, did sett forth y' being in- formed of some votes past ag' him last ass, & yn standing open upon their books, & y' having inquire l of several of ye sd number of 20 psons, about ve same, they could give ye per no informaon, being whollie Ignorant yrof, & y David Lloyd, y" clerk, tho' often requested to give ya per a Copie yrof, yet hee still refused, alledging his ord" to the contraric, & yrfor yn requesting to be brought to a trial. As also, in May, 1691, requesting y' hee might Come to his trial & be found guiltie of or acquitted from sd Charge, especiallie secing some of vª sd 20 members said to be yn psent & yr names affixt to ya sd votes, denied yt they ever knew anie thing directlie or indirectlie of such a vote or resolve ag' ye sd R' Turner. As also, setting forth y' by a Lett of 24" May, 1590, ye per. R' Turner, had acquainted ye pror & Gor with ye sd injurie done him, to whom ye per sent a Copie of y ass: proceedings, requesting his assistance for relief vrin; y' hee was pleased so farr in justice to take notice yt by his Lre to Jnº Goodson of 244 Sbr, 1691, hee advised y' an amicable end be putt to R' Tur- rer's bussines about Jn" White saying in his Lre, tell ye Council so, & the parties, as my desire, & y'accordinglic ye sd Jnº goodson, wt ye por, went to a full Council & produced to ymye sd letter, & pressed y' compliance yrwith. And yt notwtstanding y' sd Rob' Turner's petions & applicaons, hee could never prevail to have a hearing or triall. And yrfor, now att last requesting a fair & open trial and Hearing, & y' if it be made appear y' y' sd vote & resolve hath pro- seeded on a groundless & false foundaon in matter of fact ag' ye per.
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Rob' Turner, & y' ye psons that so past ye sd votes & resolves wer but 20 instead of 24, the Charteral Quorum, (By which Charter ye assem- blie had power to impeach, & ye Gor & Council to Judge,) y'yn the sd minutes, resolves & votes, may by ye Gor, provincial Council & as- semblie, wt ye rexive sentences y' followed yron ag' ye sd pers, be va- cated, declared void & null & of no force nor effect, to all intents, constructions & purposes, in all time hereafter coming, so farr as re- lates to ye sd pers rexivlie.
Whereupon, ye pror & Gor desired Jnº Blunston, the Speaker of the assemble, to produce the minutes of Ass: held 104 May, 1659, which hee did; and being read, y' wer yrin inserted ye sd votes & resolves, with other votes & resolves introductorie yrof; but nothing appearing by ye sd minutes y' ye per. Rob' Turner ever signed ye sd wrrt or wrrtts, & ye sd Rob'. absolutelie denying y' hee did, & chal- lenging ye ass: to prove itt, (wch none of'ym could do,) but on ye con- trarie, hee, yª sd Rob, producing before ym ye original wrrt directed to ve sheriff, wch was onlie signed by Wm. Markham & Gr. Jones, & not att all by Rt. Turner, (a copie qrof is to remain upon ve file of ye minutes of this Council) as also by ye sd minutes, it plainlie appearing y' y' wer onlie psent 19 psons, & the speaker, att passing ye sd votes & resolves, gras the Charteral number should have been 24, & if yr had been a Charteral number psent they could not have passed ye sd votes & resolves ag' ye sd Rt. Turner, he never Having signed ye sd wrrt or wrrtts, as before is made appear, and nothing in the said min- utes appearing that ye sd Rob' Turner was cited before ym, or y' hec was ever heard to answer for himself. And ye sd Robt. Turner, per, having been heard to make a full ans' to ye sd votes & resolves, & all his petions, applicaons & prooffs having been read, fullie heard, & ye matter att Large opened & debated, & having made itt appear y' y.º sd Arthur Cook on his death bed, told Gr. Jones y' hee was willing to give satisfacon both to sd Jones & ye per, in ass, & ya sd Rot. Tur- ner having openlie declared y' tho' the words wer not spoken to him, yet they wer full satisfacon to him from ye sd Arthur.
Therfore, it was the unanimous vote & Resolve of ye Gor, Coun- cil & assemblie, N. C. y'the sd votes & resolves, [proceeding upon a groundless & false foundation in matter of fact, ag ve sd Rt. Turner, heo never having signed y' sd wrt or wrtts, & not being heard in his owne defence, & not being made & past by a Quorum of Charteral number as aforesd, ] & the sentence of'ye sd Rt. Turner, per, his being made incapable of bearing anie publick office or place of trust in this govrmt, following yron, as aiso ve sd other vote & resolve, & sentence follow- ing yron, ag yª sd per. Joseph ffisher, Be & are hereby vacated, de- clared void & null, & of no force nor effect, to all intents, construc- tions & purposes, as if ye same had never been made nor past, so farr as concerns y'sd Rt. Turner & Jos. Fisher, ve pers rexcivile. ¿ y' a reference be made by ye secrie in & from y# sd ass's book of minutes, to yª minutes of provincial Council held this day, of the vacating & making void & null y' sd votes, resolves, & sentences past vron, so farr as Concerns y'sd pers rexivlie, and y'a Copie hereof be delivered
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to ym by ye secrie, to be by ym keept for yr compurgaon & clear- ance in ye sd matter, in all time hereafter comeing. Copie of ye re- ference wttin yª book of minutes of ass: followes, Viz :- PENNSILVA- NIA, 31ª 5ª mo, 1700, vide ye minutes of provincial Council & ass: of this date, qrin by an unanimous vote of both the vote & resolves of this ass: of 10th 3ª mo, 1689, & ye sentences past yron ag' R' Tur- ner & Joseph Fisher, yrin rexivlie named, are (for ye reasons yrin menoned) vacated, declared void & null, & of no force nor effect, to all intents, constructions & purposes, as if the same had never been made, so farr as concerns ye sd Rt Turner & Jos. fisher, rexivly, sign by ord' of Gor, Council & assembly, by
PAT. ROBINSON, secry.
Joseph Growdon, Chairman of ye grand Comittee of both Council & ass: appointed to Consider of certain laws proposed by ye Go', Re- ported that they had read & partly considred ye bills about regulaon of Courts, power of the Civil magistrate, Court Barron, Regulaon of Indians, Indian traders & negros, surveyors & y' fees, & robbing of Orchards, & y' it was the opinion of the whole Comittee y' they saw ro service in sd bills att this time, neither had they time to consider ym fullie.
Then the propr & Go' Laid before the Council & assemblie the Consideraon of a Bill to be past for securing the people's properties, & another Bill of supplie to him as Go', who never yet these 20 years past, had had a farthing from them.
Adjourned to 1 June, 1700.
1ª June, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philadelphia 1* June, 1700, die Sabbathi.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Upon the Request of some of the merts of philad to the Go', Coun- cil and ass, setting forth y' there was this year more tobacco in the river than could be Carried home to England, for want of shipps, if the time of shipping of Tobacco in bulk was not protracted to a Longer day, The pror & Gor appointed some psons to draw up a bill prolong- ing sd time to the 1" July next; As also, another Bill obliging all vessells going to & from the sea, to call att Newcastle & make re- port there, und" a certain penaltie.
Adjourned to 3' June instant.
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Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Lund, 31 June, 1700.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror. & Governo', et ysdem ut antea.
The pror & Gor appointed some psons to draw up a Bill about the trying and punishing of negroes.
Rob' French & ph. pemberton, from the ass, informed y" Go' & Council that the time of y' ass: was almost outt, & y' ye ass: could not agree upon the precise time of yº 15 days being outt ; Wherupon y' pror & Gor sent Jos. Growdon & John Hill, to informe ym that in strictness ye 15 days are noi expired (the first days not being in the number) till the sixt instant inclusive, & to desire ym to consider yrof, that the Gor & Council may not be straitned with time to do the pub- lick bussines. They returning from the assemblie, made ans' that they wold consider yrof.
After some time, two of ye members of Ass: desired that ye speaker & ass: might have a Conference with the Gor & Council about y' time granted.
The members rexivlie appointed brought in a bil! prolonging the time prohibiting the shipping tobacco in bulk ; also, a Bill obliging all vessells going to & coming from ye sea, to call att Newcastle & make report there, under a certain penaltie; as also, a Bill about trying & punishing of negroes.
Adjourned to 4th instant.
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[4º June, 1700.
Att a Council held att philad. die Martis, 4ª June, 1700.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror. & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
The sd S Bills being read by ye Secrie & amended, wer sent to the House of Repsentatives for yr assent, by Griffith Owen & Caleb pussey.
The pror & Gor acquainted yª Council that he had perused and Considered ye Charter by ym psented to him to be granted, and psented to ym ye draught of such Charter as hee could grant ym, & appointed Jes. Growdon, Sam' Carpenter, Rd. Halliwell & Jnº Don- aldson, a Comittee of ye Council to join a Comittee of Ass, to puse & consider ye same, & desired sd Hallwell to acquaint ye ass: yrof.
Adjourned to 5% instant.
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[5" June, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Mercury, 5th June, 1700
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pro® & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Joseph Growdon, chairman of sd Comittee, made report y they had considered of some amendmts of ye sd draught, wch hee gave y' pror for his perusal.
Caleb pussey, a member of, made a motion y a Bill should be pre- pared about elections of repsentatives & y' fees, & a Bill about a free- man. The pror ordered ye sd Caleb pussey to prepare itt.
The pror & Gor ordered Griffith Owen to prepare a Bill about sicklie vessells coming into this governmt.
Joseph Growdon made a motion that 3ª in the ll be raised for y Gor's use. Hee ordered sd Growdon to prepare a Bill for that end.
Sam" Carpenter made a motion y a bill might be prepared for rais- ing One pennie p Il & 6s. p poll, for defraying the publick debts of ye governinent. The pror & Gor ordered Sam' Carpenter to draw itt up.
Griffith Owen made a motion that a Bill might be prepared for Laying an Impost upon wine, Rum, Cider, Liquors retailed, for yª prors. use & support. Hee ordered sd Owen to draw itt up.
Caleb pussey desired y'a Bill might be prepared to Continue & con- firm ye Laws of this governm'. The pror appointed sd Caleb to draw itt up.
Adjourned to 6ª instant.
6" June, 1700.
Att a Council Held att philad. die Jovis, 6º instant.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Caleb pussey brought in the bill about elections, a freeman & rep- resentatives fees, & another Continuing & Confirming ye Law of this government.
Griffith Owen brought in the Bill about sicklie vessells, & another about Impost.
Sam' Carpenter brought in the Bill for raising one pennie p Il. for defraying ye publick debts of the government.
The which 5 Bills, after some amendmts made yrin, wer sent to the house of repsentatives for their assent.
The pror & Gor recomended the Bills of 3ª in the Il. and of Impost, to the Consideraon of ye Ass, & Sam" Carpenter was sent wt ym.
Adjourned to 7ª instant.
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Att a Council Held att philad die Veneris, 7" June, 1700.
PRESENT:
WM. PENN, propr. and Governo".
Sam" Carpenter, Richd. Hough,
Robt. French,
Edwd. Shippen, Jnº Sinicoke, John Hill,
Giffith Owen,
Caleb pussey,
Tho. Fenwick,
Joseph Growdon,
Richª Hallwell,
Sam' Preston.
William Biles, Jnº Donaldson,
The pror & Gor desired Wm. Biles & Caleb pussey to acquaint the assembly that hee & Council waited for ym; who returned they wold attend him.
The ass: appearing, The Speaker psented to ye Gor & Council eight bills wch had past yr house. The pror told ym Hee wold cause them to be read and Considered, And desired ym wt all speed to Con- sider of the Charter & the amendmts to be made yrin, & yt if they could agree among ymselves about the alteraons & amendmis they desired Hee wold for his part, be as condescending and easie as hee could.
After Reading of all the said 8 bills 3 times by ye secrie, they were by ye pror, Gor & Council, approved of & assented to.
The 1st, entituled, the Law of a freeman about elections and Rep- sentatives fees.
The 21, The Law for granting an impost upon wines, Rum, beer, ale, &c, & goods imported, retailed & sold in this province & territories.
The 3ª, The Law requiring all M" of Shipps & vessells to make report att the town of Newcastle, y' are or shall be bound to or from ye sea.
The 4th, The Law for prolonging the time prohibiting the shipping tobacco in Bulk ..
The 5th, The Law about trying and punishing negroes.
The 6th, The Law about sicklie vessels coming into this govern- ment.
The ?", The Law for raising one pennie p pound, and six Shills. p head, for paymt of ye publick debts of the governm'.
The 8th, The Law for confirming & continouing the Laws of this government.
Then the pror & Gor desired the Secrie to acquaint y' ass: y' hce waited for ym. The ass : appearing, the pror & Gor desired the Secrie to read over the sd eight bills, wch hee did, & ye pror & Gor did underwrite each bill in these words, viz: philad., 7 June, 1700. This bill being 3 times read was assented to. by the Gor & Council. & yn yrto putt his hand & ye seal of y province.
Then ye pror ask't ye ass : whether they had prepared any other Bills for his assent, Who answered no.
Then ye ass : brought in to ye Gor & Council the Chart hce had proposed to ym, wt amendmts, but after a Long debate, & nothing being like to be agreed upon by reason of ye opposien between y'
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upper & Lower Counties, about the number of members & repsenta- tives charges, & some other clauses yrof,
The pror & Gor, wt ye Consent of the Councill, putt itt to the vote whether they wold be governed by ye old Charter; caried in tho negative.
Then hee putt it to ye vote qther, (since the Chart could not 50 agreed upon,) Hce should not reassume the govermt, as it was after the act of Union, & govern by his Lres pats. from king Charles ye 24, & on ye foot of y act of Union ; Caried in the affirmative by ye mem- bers of Council & ass, except 4 or 5.
Therafter itt was by ye Gor & Council, & all the repsentatives in ass : unanimouslie voted, declared & assented to, y' all ye Laws past att Chester, & in ye petion of right, & all the Laws since made, as also ye Law for Confirming & Continuing ye Laws of this govrm', made this ss of ass: shall stand, be & Continue in full force & virtue, as hath been Customarie, untill the rising of the next genral ass, & 20 days after, & no Longer, except such Laws, or pts of Laws, as are repealed, altered, or supplied by other Laws.
Therafter ye pror & Gor, upon the motion of a member of ass, promised yt the clause of ye Charter relating to proptie should con- tinue as it was before.
Then Jno. Blunston, Speaker, in the behalf of the repsentatives of ye people in ass, & Wm. Biles, in the behalf of ye repsentatives of ye people in Council, for ye province, & Jnº Hill & Wm. Rodney for yª territories, and in behalf of y" people & repsentatives in Council & ass, and by and with the unanimous Consent of all ye members both of Council & ass: present, took ye Charter, & delivred itt up to the pror & Gor, which hee accepted of att yr Hands and then said :
Friends, since you wer dissatisfied wt ye Chart' you had, & y' you- could not agree among yorselves about a new one, I shall be casie in ruling you by the king's Lettrs pats. & act of Union, & shall in the ruleing of you, Consider my grant from the king & you that I am to rule, and shall from time to time endeavour to give you satis- facon. I advise you not to be easitie displeased One with another. be slow to anger & swift to charitie, so I wish you all well to yor homes.
The end of the eight ss. of Council & Assemblie.
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[14th October, 1700.
Att a Council Held att Newcastle die Lunæ, 14 8br, 1700.
PRESENT :
The Honble WILLIAM PENN, absolute proprietor of the province of pennsilvania & territories yrto belonging.
Humph. Morry, Thomas Storie, Caleb pussey, Joseph Growdon, Edwd Shippen & Griffith Owen, appearing, signified that having been of his Council, but now as by ye sheritis of Bucks & philadelphia Counties y' returns will appear being chosen to serve in ass, desired a dismiss from y^ Council. The Gor told ym y' for ye psent hee did dispense w' their attendance on Council, y they might attend in ass. but yt therafter, & when the ass : was over, Hee expected yr return to yr service in Council.
Adjourned to 15th instant.
[15ª Octob', 1700.
Att a Council Held att Newcastle die Martis, 15* instant.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Gor, et ysdem ut antea.
Richd. Halliwell & Jasper Yeates being sent for by ye pror & Go'. wer solemnlie attested, took & subt. ye Qualificaon of Counsellors. & took place att ye board.
[16 Octob', 1700. Att a Council held att Newcastle die Mercury, 16" instant.
PRESENT :
WILLIAM PENN, prop' & Governo'.
Humph. Morrey, Caleb pussey, Jasp. Yeates. Tho. Storie, Richd. Hallwell &
The pror & Gor desired ye secrie to see if the Assemblie wer readie, who returned y' they wold forthwith wait upon him, wch they accordinglie did.
The Sheriff of philadelphia Countie his return of repsentatives for ass : was produced, qrby wer elected Ed Shippen, Gr. Owen, Rould Ellis, Isaac Norris.
The Sheriff of Bucks his return was produced, qrby yr wer elect- ed Joseph Growdon, Richd. Hough, Sam" Dark, Rob' Heaton.
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The Sheriff of Chester his return was produced, qrby y' wer elected Joseph Baker, Sam" Levis, Natll. Newlin, Nicholas pyle.
The Sheriff of Newcastle his Return was produced, qrby y' wer elected John Healic, John Grubb, Rob' French, Tho. pierson.
The Sheriff of y" Countie of kent his return was produced, qrby ther wer elected Jnº Brinkloe, Richd. Wilson, Wm. Morton, Henrie Molieston.
The sheriff of Sussex his Return was produced, qrby ther wer elected John Hill, Tho. pemberton, Luke Watson, Jr. Tho. Fenwick.
Which psons so returned appearing, subt ye qualificaon of rep- sentatives in ass. The pror & Gor desired ym to go together & choose y" Speaker & psent him.
After some time, Joseph Growdon, accompanied by ye whole house of repsentatives, appeared before ye Gor & Council, & acquainted ym y' they had chose him for yr speaker ; who, after hee had disa- bled himself by repsenting his unfittness att such a time & for such work, yrfor desired to be excused, & y' ye Gor wold order ye ass: to choose a more fitt pson. The Gor said y' what ye ass: had done pleased him. Then ye sd Joseph Growdon desired y att all times they might have access to ye Gor's pson, & a favourable construcon putt on y' words, and freedom from arrests ; wch ye Governo' grant- ed; And yn said :
Friends, The calling you att this time was upon urgent occasions ; you know wee want a frame of govrm' & a bodie of Laws, wtout wch societic cannot subsist. I recomend to you the revisal of ye Laws; what to Continue, what to repeal, what to alter, what to explain, & what new ones is requisit to make. Secondlie, I Reco- mend to you the settling of proptie. 3dlie, a supplie for support of governmt ; and I recomend to you amitie & concord among yor- selves.
Adjourned to 17th instant.
[17ª August*, 1700.
Att a Council Held att N. castle die Jovis, 17" instant.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
The Gor & Council began with ye Laws made att Chester, yt by y' Councill's previous examinaon, mending & altering yrin what they , thought needfull, ye ass's : work might be ye more facilitated. H. Morrey had leave to go home.
Adjourned to 18h instant.
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18th October, 1700.
Att a Council Held att N. Castle die Veneris, 1St instant.
PRESENT :
WM. PENN, pror & Go', et ysdem ut antea.
Griffith Owen & Joseph Baker, from ve ass, desired yt the writt & return of repsentatives chosen for N. Castle Countie might be sent ym; wch was done.
The Gor & Council Contioned to revise ye Laws for ye dispatch of ye assembly.
Then ye speaker & repsentatives of ass: (upon a previous message to ye Gor,) appeared, & humble repsented to him & Council, y' upon reading a petion presented to ym by ye inhabitants of ye 3 lower 100% of N. Castle Countie, & on examinaon yrof, y' they had no notice of sd election, & yrfor, in their house voted ye sd election void.
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