Gor Caused y Secrie read over everie one of ye sd five bills three times, & to under writ each bill in these words, viz: philad. y 7th day of 9br. 1696, this bill being three times read, was assented to by y Gor & Council, and then hee did pass ym all, one after another, by affixing yrto his hand & Seal of ye province. Then y Gor ask't ye assembly whether they had prepared any other bills for his assent. Who ansred no. Then the Gor said: Gentl, I doe dissolve you, & you are hereby dissolved. The end of the 4th Sessions of Council & Assembly. [PHILADELPHIA 18th May, 1697. Att a Councill Held att philadelphia die Jovis, 13th May, 1697, post merid. PRESENT: WM. MARKHAM, Esqr., Governor under Wm. Penn, absolute proprietarie of ye province of pennsilvania and the Territories thereunto belonging. Upon Reading y° petttion of peter Gronendyke, desiring an appeal to the next provincial Court, &c., & full debate yron, It being by the Governor put to the vote whether the sd petion ought to be granted; It was carried in y° negative, nemine contradicente. Adjourned to 15th May instant. [15th May, 1697. Att a Councill Held att philadelphia die Sabbatti, A. M. 15th May, 1697. PRESENT: WM. MARKHAM, Governor, undr Wm. penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea except peter Alriches. Samll Atkins petion agt Edmond Dutton, Requesting the Governor & Councill again to order y said Dutton to receive from him y 121b. yrin mentned & charges, that he may be eased from His Unreasonable demands & vexatious proceedings, & that his estate may not be any longer Incumbred & may have Libertic to Leass or sell y same, was read. Ordered, That the Secrie give the sd Edmond Dutton a Copie of the sd petion, and that Hee be summoned to appear befor the Governor & Council, to make answer to the same. Adjourned to y° 20th May instant. [20th May, 1697. Att a Council Held att philadelphia die Jovis, A. M. 20th May, PRESENT: WM. MARKHAM, esq. Governor undr Wm. penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea, except ut supra. The petion of Robt Chinton, Edmund Lassey & peter Clauson being read, setting forth that they wer Comitted Closs prisoners for suspition of piracie & felonie, wherof they were not guiltie, & yrfor desired Releasment, or that bail might be taken for their appearance. Ordered, that Robt. Snead appear before the Governor & Council to-morrow morning, & bring with him his Informaon agt the petitioners. Upon reading the petion of y Repsentatives for the Countie of kent, Setting forth THat Richard Willson & Wm. Morton, to whom the care of purchasing a piece of Land & building a Court-house for ye sd Countie att the Head of Jones's Creek, was by the grand Jurie of the said Countie Committed, who have purchased the Land, but denie to be anie further concerned yrin; And therfor desiring that some other persons that are willing to Compleat such a building, may be appointed, And that the sd Richard Willson & Wm. Morton, Render a just accompt of what they have Received, and how they have disposed the same, &c. Ordered THat the next Countie Court for the said Countie doe appoint two other psons to build the said house, and that the sd Willson & Morton to forthwith accompt with & pay to the said Court, in behalf of ye Countie, what they have received; And if they Refuse, that the sd Countie Court do make Return of their Contempt to the Governor and Councill. Adjourned to the 21st instant. [21st May, 1697. Att a Council Held att Philadelphia Die Veneris, A. M. 21st May, 1697. PRESENT: WM. MARKHAM, esqr., Governor under Wm. penn, &c., et ysdem ut antea, Except peter Alriches. Robert Snead appeared before y° Governor & Councill, who ask't him for his Informaon agt Robt. Chinton, &c. Hee answered that hee had no Informaon nor the proclamaon, but said that hee had sent for y proclamaon against Averie als. Bridgman, and that hee wold no otherwise prosecute the sd Robt Chinton then as a justice of the peace, & that the attornie generall wold prosecute, & yt when the petioners Came to their triall, Hee would exhibit an Informaon agt ym. The petion of the Representatives for Bucks Countie being read, Setting forth their want of a Convenient Roade from y° Countie of Bucks to philadelphia, & a roade to the ferry att dunken Williams', In manner yrin mentioned, And yrfor Requesting the sd roads to be Laid outt accordinglie; Ordered, That the sd Roads be Laid outt with the Consent of ye neighbourhood, And that a warrantt be directed to phineas pemberton, Surveyor for Laying out the same accordinglie. Upon reading the petion of Mary keys, widdow. Relict & adm❜rix of Richard keys, deceased, setting forth, That his psonal estate amounts but to 1421b. 15s. as p. Inventarie, and that shee stands Indebted to severall persons in y° sum of 191lb. 7s. that is alreadie Come to her knowledge, and fears more debts yet unknown may come upon her, & finds no bodie indebted to her; Wherby it appears that the sd moveable estate will not by farr amount to the paymt of her debts that already appear, farr Less to educate & maintain her & her two poor children: And yrfor Requesting the Governor and Councill to allow and permit the petionr att present to make sale of such part or parts of the real estate as they shall see meet, Towards y defraying of such just debts, the educaon of Her children, her owne support, and the better Improvement of y remaindr of the sd estate to their advantage, according to the Laws and Customs of this Pro vince. Ordered, that Wm. Clark & Edward Shippen inspect and examin the within petition and the truth of the allegaons yrof, and make report to this board ye 22d instant. Adjourned to 22d instant, Hora 9 A. M. [22d May, 1697. Att a Council Held att philadelphia Die Sabatti, A. M. 22d May, 1697. PRESENT: WILLIAM MARKHAM, esqr, Governor, &c, undr Wm penn, et ysdem ut antea, except ut supra. William Clark and Edward Shippen, to whom the inspection and examinaon of the petition of Marie keys, and of the truth of the allegaons yrof, was comitted, made Report to the Governor and Council, that they have examined the allegaons of the sd petitionr, & do find that she is considerably indebted more than the movable estate will defray. Ordered, That the sd Marie keys be allowed and permitted, and is hereby by the Governor and Councill, allowed, permitted, authorized and Impowered for ye present, To make Seal and Conveyance to any persons whatsoever, of the brick house in the Second street in the town of philadelphia, with the Lott of Land and apptenances thereof, and to them and their Heirs and assigns forever, towards the defraying of her and Her sd deced Husband's just debts; The educaon and maintainance of her two children, her own support, and the better Improvement of ye Remainder of the sd estate to their advantage, according to the Laws and Customs of the said province. To hold to the said purchasers, and their Heirs and assigns, and to the use and behoof of the sd pchasers, their Heirs & assigns in fee simple, and estate of Inheritance for ever, &c. According to a former order from the Governor & Council y 15th May instant, Edmond Dutton appeared, and being heard to answer the petition of Samll Atkins, exhibited agt him the said day, and being ask't why he did not accept of y° 121b. when it was tendered to him by ye sd Samll Atkins, according to an ordr of this board the 31st of October, 1696. The sd Edmond made answer that the said Samll never made anie such tender, & if hee had, hee declared that he never did nor wold accept of y° same. And Samll Atkins having produced to the Governor. & Councill sufficient prooff of the said tender, (according to the sd former order,) before the Countie Court & att this board, both by writing, and by the knowledge of some of y members of Councill. It was ordered, THat the sd Samll Atkins doe att the next Countie Court of philadelphia, consign, deposit and pay the sd sum of 121b., with all the Legall charges that have accrued upon the suits upon the bonds of arbitraon, both att the Countie and provinciall Courts, into the hands of Jno Claypoole, Sheriff of ye sd Countie, for the use of the sad Edmund Dutton, and that the same so consigned, deposited and paid, be in full satisfaction to the sd Edmund, of all sum and sums of monie due by the sd Samll Atkins to the sd Edmund Dutton, by reason of the sd arbitration, bond, Judgmt and execuon following thereupon; and that after the said Consignment is made, THat an order from the Governor, undr his hand and seal of the province, be directed to the Sheriff of philadelphia, Comanding Him to make Restitution to the said Samll Atkins, of all goods, chattels, houses, Tenements, Lotts and Lands, which he has taken in execuon upon the said Judgment, because the said execuon did Improvidentlie Issue forth. Upon Reading the petion of Ann Collins agt Jno Crapp, Chirurgeon, his severe treatment of her, Jno Crapp appeared and produced a warrant under ye Hand & Seal of a Justice of yo Peace, Commanding him to take her Into His particular Charge, to be cured of her madness, and Declared that hee used her as a Patient in that Condition. Ordered yt ye petitioner and her complaint be and is referred to the Justices of ye peace of y Countie of philadelphia, for relief. Adjourned to y 24th instant, hora 9 A. M. [24th May, 1697. Att a Council Held at philadelphia die Lunæ, A. M. 24th May, 1697. PRESENT: WM. MARKHAM, esqr., Governor Under Wm. penn, &c. et ysdem ut antea, except ut supra. . Upon reading the petition of Edward Antill, Setting forth the reasone Offered by him agt a Judgmt obtained in a Provinciall Court held for y Countie of Bucks, ye 15th of April, 1695, wherin Gilbert Wheeler was appellant, & by which Judgmt the petitioner alledges hee had wrong done him, & yrfor desiring from the Gor and Council such Relief as they shall think most just & equitable, both in Law and Conscience, or grant him an appeal for England, as ye Law directs. After some debate yron, It was by the Gor put to y° vote, whether ye sd Edward Antill's Case, & y Judgmt given by ye provincial Judges in the Last Court of equitie in the Countie of Bucks, should be Reheard in ye next provincial Court in equitie for ye sd Countie. It was Carried in the affirmative, nemine Contradicente. Ordered, That the said Case & Judgment be Reheard in the next provincial Court in equitie for y° sd Countie of Bucks, by y Judges to be appointed for ye said Court. Upon Reading the petion of Tho. Curtis, messinger of the Council for y Last year, and this ss., desiring paymt, Ordered that the Gor Issue his warrant to the Receiver, James Fox, to pay the petitionr 5lb. 10s. In the order as the act for Assessment in 1696 prescribes. Upon Reading the petion of sundrie mer'ts of philadelphia, about the naval officers' fees, The same was Recommended to ye Consideraon of the assemblie for ascertaining ye sd fees. The Speaker of the assemblie presented to the Gor & Council a Bill of Charges for their house rent, Clerk & messinger's fees, amounting to Ordered that the Gor Issue his warrantt to the Receiver, James Fox, to pay the sd bill, in ye Order as the Law for y° sd assessment in 1696 prescribes. Att & Upon the Request of patrick Robinson, Secrie, that the accot of his services done for ye publick from the 7th day of 9br. 1696, to the Rysing of this sessions of Council and assemblie, be made up & paymt made him accordinglie. Ordered, that the sd pat. Robinson's accot of his Services done for y publick from the sd 7th day of 9br. to the rysing of this ss. of Council & assembly, be made up at the next meetting of Council, and paymt ordered him outt of the provincial stock, as soon as it is or can be raised. Adjourned to ye 10th of June, to the House of phinehas pemberton, in Bucks Countie. 10th June, 1697. Att a Council Held att the House of phineas pemberton, 10th June, 1697. WM. MARKHAM Esqr. Governor under Wm. penn, &c. Samll Carpenter, Caleb pussey, Upon Reading the petion of the Inhabitants & owners of Lands within the Countie of Bucks, but more especiallie within the Township of Bucks, Setting forth that from the arrival of the English here, divers adventurers settled in that part of the province which was afterwards made into a Countie by the Gor & Council, who did appoint its Limitts & called it by the name of Bucks, and that the sd Countie has had no market town; And that severalls in the said Countie have Considered of a place for a market town, viz: att the ferry agt Burlington, within the sd township of Buckingham, and VOL. I.-22 |