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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… better ordering and governing of negroes. Ordered that a Bill be drawn by John Witham against their next sitting for a … Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General. To prepare a Bill for the King's signature to pass the great seal …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the presentment of the last grand jury and draw into a bill what they think necessary. Adjourned to 19th March. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of it the Governor Sir William Berkeley took from him a bill of obligation to pay fifteen hogsheads of tobacco by way … seized in March 1677. The story is confirmed by the bill itself produced by the Petitioner, and the case was … are of opinion that nothing in the clause of the Militia Bill complained of can be departed from without great …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Speaker. Adjourned to 8 a.m. precisely on the morrow. Bill for prohibiting the putting of negroes or other slaves to arts or trades; Bill to continue an Act for the better regulation of the … are dissatisfied that I should accept a temporary Bill of Revenue. Truly I am not content myself till I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the bills presented to you, particularly the Habeas Corpus bill. We will present it anew if need be. We will provide for … We thank you for your offers of service. Feb. 23. Bill for ascertaining parish boundaries read and passed. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… The Burgesses presented to myself and the Council a bill appointing several ports and wharves, to what intent you will judge by the bill itself. Several amendments were made by the Council and … We agreed to this, and ordered the clerk to sign the bill and the whole to be engrossed. But sending to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… papers seized. Order for the Attorney-General to draw up a bill for the continuance of the revenue, making one witness … of the country, was not good against a white person. The bill was, therefore, thrown out by the Grand Jury. Captain … on 12 February 1687, and the Grand Jury brought in a true bill against him, but the petty jury found him not guilty. 3 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 65.] Feb. 13. 764. Journal of Assembly of Barbados. Excise Bill read a second time; the clause for stopping proceedings at law being omitted. Bill as to Courts of Common Pleas rejected. Addresses for payment of the clerk's and marshal's salaries. Excise Bill sent down by the Council and amended. Bill for an impost …