Tho: Lloyd appoynted to Draw the Bill.
Adjourned to ye 27th 1st Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia ye 27th 1st Mo., 1684.

Wm. Welch proposed a Bill to be drawn to defray the Govrs. Table.

Put to y Question: All that are of Opinion that ye Charges of ye Governmt. shall be defrayed by y People of y° Governmt. say yee. Past in the Affirmative.

ADJOURNED INTO A COMITTEE.

THO. LLOYD, Chairman.

Proposed wether the Law wch. was made for ye raising of a Tax should be Continued, or the Method of it for Import or Export. Put to the Vote, & past in the Affirmative.

And whether ye sd Customs shall be a part of y° Money raised towards the Suporting ye Governmt.

Past in y Affirmative.

Ordered That a Pole Proportionably Layd, be debated ye first thing to morrow, for defraying the rest of ye Charges of y° Governmt. Adjourned till ye 28th 1st Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia ye 28th 1st Mo., 1684.

Wm. Welch Ordered to bring a Bill for the raising of a Tax for the Support of ye Governmt, and returne it to this board.

Tho: Lloyd makes a report to y° Govrs Councill, that y Comittee wch he was of had finished that wch they were about, and intend to bring in a Bill to morrow Morning; also, they have agreed that Tho. Lloyd should draw up the remainder of ye Bills and make a returne thereof.

A Bill was read Concerning Three Members to be Chose for ye Councill, & Six for the Assembly, for ye Citty of Philadelphia. Question put; past in ye Affirmative.

Samll Carpenter's Judgmt towards rayseing of a Tax upon Liquors, Vizt: upon Brandy 12d ye Gall; Beer, Ale, Mum, Spanish Wine, 5d p. Gall; Medera, Each Pipe 50s; french Wine 4 L p. Tunn, &

Give him this way 1000L. by way of Customs upon goods, is his best advise.

The Govr put y Quest: all that are of Opinion that Customs shall be put upon Liquors, and that all Rum, Brandy, Wines, & all sorts of strong Liquors & Spirits under ye same head, Imported, shall pay 12d p. Gall, say Yee. Past in Affirmative.

All that are of Opinion that all Strong beer & Cyder shall pay 2d p. Gall, Imported, say yee. Past in Affirmative.

All that are of Opinion that for not due Entry, that ye Law for Abrogateing of y Law shall make all the Goods a forfeiture, say yee. Past in the Affirmative.

Adjourned till y 29th 1st Mo., 84.

At a Council held at Philadelphia ye 29th of ye 1st. Mo., 1684.

A Bill was read Concerning Members to be Chosen for ye Citty of Philadelphia; read a Second reading.

A Bill read that Councellors neglecting their duty, that Others may be Chose to serve in their roome. Read a first reading.

Ordered that y Bill of Customs be read on ye second day next; referred to Wm. Welch to draw up.

Adjourned till 31th 1st Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia The 31th day of ye 1st month, 1684.

Wm. Welch Brought in y° Bill of Custom; which was read a

first reading.

Ordered a Second reading this night.

A Bill read Concerning Bargains made in Drinke.

Read a Second reading.

A Bill concerning Steeling Cattle, good, or Rayment, Ordered to drawn by Tho. Lloyd.

A Bill read Concerning Exportation of deer Skinns; read a Second reading.

Ordered that y° Last reading of the Bill of Customs be read tomorrow morning.

The Petition of Samll Hersent was read, Concerning y finishing of y Prison.

He is referred to ye Justices of ye County Court.

A Bill Concerning Steeling of Cattle read a first reading; past in the Affirmative.

A Bill was drawn Concerning Our Governmt Joyning wth West Jarsey, for all Warrants to apprehend all Persons by Law punishable. Ordered to be read to-morrow morning.

Tho. Lloyd & Wm. Welch Ordered to draw two Bills into One, Concerning the Preservation of y Propor & Govr, & his household. Adjourned till 1st 2d Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia y 1st of y° 2d Mo., 84.

Charles Pickerin being Sent for before this Board, Declares he heard most of y° People of y° County of Kent's Passages, and read the Answers which they gave to Baltemore People; Also, he Suspect most of them are resolved to revalt, because Govr Penn hath broken his Promise, by not Entring and Clearing ye Vessells at New Castle; Also, if they doe it Baltimore will Stand by them.

Jno. Richardson, Tho. Heather & Tho. Wilson, made a Complaint against this Governmt, and made their address to ye Ld Baltemore, that they were Taxt to much; he Thinks francis Whitwell and Jno. Hilliard are psuaded to the rest.

Jno. Richardson's Land was sued for in Maryland.

The Bill Concerning the Union between us and West Jarsey, to have Liberty to psecute Offenders in ye sd West Jarsey, was read and Left to a Treaty with Them.

A Bill to Prosecute Persons that put Water into Rum, &c., was read, & past ye first reading in y° Affirmative.

A Bill read Concerning Persons Chose to serve in Provll Councill, yt if they doe not serve in their Stations, or Persons of Ill fame, to be fined forty Shillings a day.

Read a Last reading; past Nemine Contradicente.

The Preamble read, wth The additional Laws.

Three Bills read a Last reading and past Unanimously.

A Bill read Concerning ye Price of all Beer; past the Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill of Registrey read a Last reading and Past Unanimously. A Bill about Drunken Bargains being made Voyd, past yo Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill about Steeling Liveing or dead goods past a Last reading Unanimously.

A bill about Marriage past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill about arests, by proveing his debt, and takeing him in any County, and Concerning Members of Provll Councill and Assembly not to be arested before such time allowed them; Past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill that all fines & Taxes to be Assessed by distress of goods; also, the Court to Set Workmen's Wages; Past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill that flax, hempt, Linnen & Woolen Cloth, of ye Produce of this Countrey, to goe as Currant pay; Past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill for sowing Barley past a Last Reading Unanimously.

A Bill that Every Court of Justice shall be a Court of Equity as well as Law; also, a Provll Court for Quarter Sessions; past a Last reading Unanimously.

Put to ye Question: All that are of Opinion that there shall be a Provll Court, Consisting of five Judges, to Try all Criminalls & Titles of Land, and to be a Court of Equity, to deside all Differences upon appeals from the County Courts, say yce. Past in y Affirm: Nemine Contradicente.

A Bill to Establish Apraisers in Each County, Past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill about Ordinary Keepers &c., past a Last reading Unanimously.

A Bill about Deer Skins not to be Exported till first put to Sale; Past a Last Reading Unanimously.

A Bill for y Continuance of ye Laws; past a last reading Unanimously.

A Bill of Customs read a Last reading; past Unanimously.

A Bill for the Preservation of y° Govrs Person; past a last reading Unanimously.

Ordered that the seeing to the Bills fairly to be transcribed and Examined by the Originalls, be referred to Tho: Lloyd, Wm. Welch, Tho: Holmes, and Wm. Clark. The same Comittee to draw up Orders for this board for preparing, proposing & Resolving, against their next meeting.

Put to y Question: all that are of Opinion that yo Genall Assembly shall meet at New Castle for this time, say yee; past in the Affirmative.

Adjourned till y° 2d 2d Mo., 1684.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia The 2d of y° 2d month, 1684.

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A Bill Concerning Lands, Corne, beef, Pork, Tobacco, Hides, &c:

goe for Currant pay; past Nemine Contradicente.

Ordered that there be an exact Acct Kept of the members of Provll Councill, that yearly goe of and Yearly are Chosen to serve there in.

Quest put all that are of opinion that halfe of an Intestate's Estate shall goe to ye Wife, say yee.

Past in y Affirmative, that she shall have no more.

All that are for having Intestate's Estates devided Equally, provided the Eldest Sonn shall have halfe of y° reall and Personall Estate, and y rest to be devided Equally amongst the rest of the Children, say yee: past in Affirmative.

A Bill to Limitt the Disposall of Estates read a Last reading: Past in the Affirmative.

Ordered that James Harrison, Wm. Welch, Jno. Symcock and Jno. Cann, goe to Kent County wth a boat and good attendance, to know what the reasons is that francis Whitwell, Jno. Hilliard & Jno. Richardson, doe not Come up to Councill to give their attendance.

A Commission Ordered to be drawn from this Board, under the Govrs hand and Seale, he haveing heard of some Misdemeanors in Kent County, to Impower Wm. Welsh, &c.

You of this Board that are of Opinion that y Govr shall draw up a Commission in behalfe of himself and this board, and also draw up Instructions in Order to the same, say yee: past Nemine Contradicente.

Adjourned till ye 3d 2d Mo., 84.

At a Council held at Philadelphia The 3d day of ye 2d Mo., 1684.

The Commission wth Instructions for Wm. Welch, &c. was read by the Govr for them to Act after.

Wm. Clayton, Wm. Wood, Chr. Taylor, Tho. Holmes & Tho. Lloyd, Ordered to Stay with & attend ye Govr.

All that are of Opinion that y° Govr shall appoint some distinction for the Councellors, say yea: past Nemine Contradicente.

It is Left to ye Govr in a Small Councill, to send Agents to York Concerning y Publick affairs of this Province; and also to acquaint the Govr of York of the abuse of the Ld Baltemore's Agents. Adjourned till ye 7th 2d Mo., 84.

At a Councill held at Philadelphia ye 7th of ye 2d Mo., 1684.