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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the twelve men whom he considers best qualified for Councillors; the list to be supplemented from time to time as … the House of Burgesses and asked for the appointment of Councillors to swear newly-elected members. The … duly until the newly-elected members were sworn. Two Councillors were then nominated to swear them, who being …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… list of Committees reported to the Governor. Address for Councillors to be added to that for public claims. His … of the Assembly, as were shown by the request for Councillors to be added to the Committees. The King had …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… This is a mistake. Our fundamental laws give the choice of councillors to the people, the powers of which councillors are fixed by those laws; but we did not give them … the Peace, nor do we find it in our constitution that the Councillors shall be justices, except those appointed by the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… aside, and empower me to restore as well as to suspend Councillors, for I wish to keep the Council always full. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Brown, jun., Simon Lynds, Richard Smith, John Allyn. Seven councillors to be a quorum, except in emergency, when five … would be of great service if I had the power of creating councillors when necessary, that business may not be … to the Governor's patents should not be altered, the councillors being all interested parties. As to rents, I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Richard Lee, Isaac Allerton and John Armistead, Councillors, refusing to take the oaths and being therefore … April 27. 1,436. Minutes of General Assembly of Virginia. Councillors appointed to swear Benjamin Harrison. April 29. Councillors appointed to meet the Burgesses in conference. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… April 6. Instrument to secure interest and security to the Councillors who have advanced money to the public, signed. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… up to 1 May next. The report was then given to the Councillors of the Joint Committee for communication to the Representatives on that Committee. April 5. The Councillors of the Joint Committee reported that in their … Peter Beckford and Colonel Nicholas Lawes, both of them Councillors, are worthy, honest men. If I should die and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to Miles Cary. The Governor announced that he would send Councillors to swear in four newly-elected Burgesses, whose …