Each County writ unto by a publick Instrument to Incourage, quicken and require the Due Execution of all such Laws more Especially, which being to frequently, publicqly & notoriously transgressed, God's blessed truth Comes thereby Grieved, his name prophaned, the Province, Governmt & Professors of his holy way, and scandalized thereby.

Memorendums of what is to be Compleated by y Councill by y approbation of the present members:

1th That a publick writing be sent to y Respective Counties to Informe them of the respectfull Remembrance of our Govr towards them, y Reasons of his unpleasant Stay, the Sudden hopes of his arrivall, wth an accot of our present proceedure, to be Dispatched with all Expedition.

2dly An Enquiry of y° undertakers about ye Govrs Supply, wh what furtherance may be of the same.

3dly That y Govrs Instructions about yo Caves be persued.. 4thly That a new Comission be Drawn for y° Continuing ye former Judges for ye next Provll Court.

5thly That Comissions may be prepared for Officers for y Countyes were wanting.

Desire yt y Presidt signe ye Severall Comissions.

The Members of New Castle County having presented Edwd Gibbs for Sheriff of yt County Orded that a Comission be Drawn for him. Samll Hersent's Petition was Read, begging Relief from y Judgment of ye County Court of Philadelphia. Henry Reynolds plant. Referred to the Provll Judges.

A Table of fees Relating to the Atturney Genll Office having been perused, is allowed off by this board untill further Ordr.

The Petition of Thomas fairman against Capt Tho. Holmes, Surveyr Genll, was Read.

Answer. That Capt. Holmes Intends to be at y Comissrs meeting the next second day, whether he is referred.

The Petition of Cornelius Empson, Cncerning a Bridg Road and a Water mill on Brandywine Creek, was Read.

The Petition of Robt Jeffs was Read, requesting Reliefe agt Tho. fairman's forceable Entry in to his house, as he Expresses it in his Petition.

Answer. That the Courts of Law are & shall be open, but ye sense of the Councill is, that their mutual agreements should be accordingly performed.

Adjourned till y fourth Inst.

At a Meeting of the Councill in y° Councill Roome at Philadelphia The 4th of ye 2d Mo., 1687.

Arth. Cook,

PRESENT.

Robt Turner,

Joseph Growden,

Phin. Pemberton, Wm. Markham, Secre. The Petition of John Van Cullin was Read, Requesting Releefe from ye Oppression of Thomas Usher, Sheriff of Chester County, who by Vertue of an Execution obtained By a Vexatious sute of Charles Ashcome, hath taken from him his two milk Cows, wch was all he, his wife & seaven small children, had to live upon, himselfe being sixty & six years of age, and past his Labour to work for more.

Ordrd That an Ordr be sent to y° Sheriff of Chester County to appear before ye Councill y next second day, to answer the Complaint of the Petitioner, and if any Distress or Execution hath been served on his goods or chattels, that they be no ways Disposed of until y complaint be answered before this board, and if y cattle be taken away, that they be forthwith Restored, or carefully Looked to in ye meantime; and that he make Returne of a former Order he had from this board in the business between Charles Ashcombe and Jno. Van Culing.

Adjourned till 3 in ye afternoone.

At a Councill in the Councill Roome in Philadelphia y 5th of y 2d Mo., 1987.

The Petition of James fox in behalfe of himselfe and y rest of the Inhabitants of y Plymouth Township, was read, requesting a Cart Road might be laid out to their Towne Ship.

Ordered that there be No Disturbance or Molestation to the Inhabitants of the Pleymouth Townshipp, In Their finding and laying Out a convenient Cart Road from Philadelphia to their Township.

Adjourned till y 11th Inst. 9 in the forenoon.

At a Meeting of the Councill in the Councill Roome in Philadelphia y 11th 2d mo., 1687.

Thomas Usher made his appearance before this board according to

Summons, to answer y complaint of John Vanculling, and for answer subscribed y Summons, with these words following, and returned y same so subscribed to ye Councill, Vizt: As to this Ordr my returne is, I doe abide by my Lawfull serving y Execution upon y Milch cattle of Jno Vanculin in ye case of Charles Ashcome.

THO. USHER this 11th 2d Mo., 1687 The Petition of Arnoldus Delagrange was Read, Requesting the Speedy Payment of Money due to him from Christo. Taylor, Deceased.

Answered. That if the Govr comes not, nor y Councill hear from him in six Weeks or two months time, speedy course shall be taken by this board to pay ye Petitioner.

Adjourned till further Order.

At a Councill in the Councill Roome in Philadelphia yo 13th 2d month, 1687.

Griff Jones,

Jno. Symcock.

Orded that y Secretary signe Six instrumts, to be sent one to each County, to minde ye Magistrates of their Duty in suppressing of all Desbauchery.

The matter of the Supply being reassumed, Orded that yo undertakers bring in their reasons why the sum for the supply, according to their obligations, is not paid; ye day appointed is the 10th of y° next month.

By Express Ordr from y° Govr to The Provincial Councill, that notice be given to all persons Concerned in ye Caves or houses built upon ye Bank of this Towne, on Delaware side, unless those Leased by the Govr & not yett Expired, do by the 20th of y° next month, provide for themselves other habitations, in order to have the said Caves or houses Distroyed, or Otherwise Disposed Off, as the Govr shall see meet.

The Petition of Robt Jeffs was Read, requesting Relief against the forceable Entry and Deteiner of Thomas fairman.

The address of Capt. Tho. Holmes agt Charles Ashcome was Read.

Adjourned till Six to morrow morning.

At a Meeting of the Councill in ye Councill Roome in Philadelphia y 14th 2d month, 1686.

John Symcock,

Wm. Markham, Secre.

The Petition of Thomas ffairman was Read, respecting the Difference between him and Robt Jeffs as to a forceable Entry; as also, touching upon Capt. Thomas Holmes.

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Robert Jeffs & Tho. fairman being both before ye Councill, and y' affair in Differance being Considerately Debated, it was unanimously Ordered, with ye Joynt accord of both parties, yt Robt Jeffs should have peaceable admission and possession into the Messuage and Premises Demised to him at Frankford, by Tho. fairman, at or upon the next seventh day, in the fornenoon, wch will be y 16th Instt, and yt ye Intended uncertaine Improvements mentioned in y margent of the Contract in writing, are to be four hundred apple trees, to be sett and planted within ye first fourteen years, at a Convenient Distance, with a pale, or a sufficient Close fence, and y° same to be accordingly Kept, and so surrendred at ye Expiration of the Tearme.

Orded that Tho. Barker, Samll Jobson, Sabian Cole, Jno. More and Humph South, have their Returns made into ye Secretary's Office, (by the Surveyr Genll,) of the Land that was Surveyed for them by Charles Ashcome in the Welch tract, it being in all four thousand acres.

Adjourned till further Order.

At a Meeting of the Councill in the Councill Roome at Philadelphia y 19th 2d Mo., 1686.*

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The Govr and Councill's Letter of New York, bearing date Aprill, 1687, Directed to y° Presidt & Councill of Pennsilvania, was Read.

Ordered that a Coppy thereof be sent to Presidt Lloyd at New York.

Adjourned till further Order.

At a Meeting of the Councill in the Councill Roome In Philadelphia y 10th 3d Mo., 1687.

The Govr and Councill's lettr of New York of y° 15th Aprill, 1687, Directed to ye Presidt and Councill of Pennsilvania, was Read a second time.

Orded that answer be sent by y' first Opportunity, Relating that Wee Know of no such man as D' plessie within this Province, nor shall be Countinanced by us. 2dly. as to ye Susquahanna and Skoolkill Indians, Wee hope such Care and diligence shall be used as will give no just occasion of Offence.

* 1687.

The Petition of Wm. Nicholls was Read, requesting Relief agt an Execution obtained in y County Court of Philadelphia by John Cropt, against ye said Wm. Nicholls.

Orded That Cropt have notice to appear To-morrow before this board.

The Petition of John Readwood was Read, requesting Relief against an Execution obtained agt him in y° County Court of Philadelphia, at y sute of Richd Hogbean.

Orded That Richd Hogbean have notice to attend ye Councill tomorrow morning by 10.

Adjourned till tenn To-morrow forenoone.

At a Meeting of the Councill in the Councill Room In Philadelphia y 11th 3d Mo., 1687.

Richd Hogbean appeared according to appoyntment yesterday. Jno. Readwood's Petition yt was read at ye board yesterday, was againe read.

Orded that they goe together and Endeavor to accomodate y Difference between themselves; if they Cannot, then to Come againe. Wm. Salway & Thomas Langhorne Came wth a message from y° Assembly to know when they should wayt on ye Councill.

Answered in halfe an hour, or sooner if they pleased.

The King's Letter bearing Date ye 19th November, Directed to Presidt Lloyd or Secretary Markham, Commending the sending of John Grey, als Tatham, by ye first Convenentey of Shipping for England, to answer to severall Misdemeanors alliged there agt him, was Read.

The Assembly, with their Speaker, Came to The Councill: they made severall proposals to ye Councill, then left them in writing, signed by their Speaker, wch are as followeth, Verbatim :

Sundry Proposalls Agreed on by The Assembly to be presented to ye Presidt & Councill, as followeth :

1. That y Presidt and Councill be moved yt the Counties may not Suffer a Vacantcy by the Suspention of members, but that yo persons may Either be re-admitted, or Else writs Issue out the respective places for a new Choyce.

2dly. That y Councill be moved to revoke their Orders to the County Courts prohibiting Executions to be Issued out untill tenn days after Judgment, by reasons divers Inconvenentcies have accrued thereby.

3dly. That y Presidt & Councill be Desired that for y° Continuing of a good understanding between y upper & Lower Counties, that