For the County of Bucks. Timothy Smith & John Hart being returned for Sherifs, and William Atkinson & Jonathan Woolston for Coroners, Timothy Smith is appointed Sherif and William Atkinson Coroner.

For the County of Chester. John Owen & Benjamin Davis being returned for Sherifs, and John Wharton & Henry Lewis for Coroners, John Owen is appointed Sherif and John Wharton, Coroner.

And Commissions are ordered to be issued accordingly, the Sherifs giving Security as the Law directs.

The Return from the County of Newcastle being brought to the Governor, whereby Henry Newton & John Gooding are returned for Sherifs, and Henry Gonne & James Hamilton for Coroners, His Honour thought proper to appoint John Gooding to be Sherif and Henry Gonne to be Coroner.

The same day in the afternoon, out of Council.

The Return from the County of Lancaster being made and Samuel Smith & James Mitchell being returned for Sherifs, and James Armstrong & William Caldwell for Coroners, Samuel Smith is appointed Sherif and James Armstrong Coroner.

E.

October 5th.

The returns for the Elections in the Counties of Kent & Sussex being received, the following Persons were by the Governor nominated to the Offices of Sherif & Coroner there :

For the County of Kent. Daniel Rodeney & Cæsar Rodeney being returned for Sherifs, and Nicholas Lockerman & Samuel Berry for Coroners, Daniel Rodeney is appointed Sherif and Nicholas Lockerman Coroner.

For the County of Sussex. Cornelius Wiltbank & John Shankland being returned for Sherifs, and Daniel Nunez & William Selthuge for Coroners, John Shankland is appointed Sherif and Daniel

Nunez Coroner.

At a Council held at Philadia., October 15th, 1735.

PRESENT:

The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.
Thomas Griffitts.

Samuel Preston,

Ralph Assheton,

Esquires.

The Representatives of the Freemen of this Province elected the first Instant, having met yesterday pursuant to the Charter & Law, & having proceeded to the Choice of a Speaker, notified the same to the Governor, who appointed to receive them this forenoon at his

house.

And the said Representatives accordingly attending, Andrew Hamilton, Esqr., addressing himself to the Governor, said that they having done him the Honour to nominate him to be Speaker, he was now before His Honour for his Approbation. The Governor answered that he made no objection to the choice of the House. After

which the Speaker made the usual requests for the full Enjoyment of & Protection in their just Rights & Priviledges, & the Governor having assured them of the same, they withdrew.

E.

January 13th.

The House of Representatives having met pursuant to their Adjournment from the 15th of October last, & having notified the same to the Governor, the following Message was this day sent down to the House:

"Gentlemen :

"Tho' by the Blessing of God I am at present much recovered "from the severe Indisposition which, ever since my receiving your "House with your Speaker in October last, has lain heavy upon me, "yet my precarious State of Health will not at this Season of the ፡፡ year permit me without emminent Danger of a Relapse, to leave "my Bed Chamber; for this Reason I must deny myself the Plea"sure of seeing you together this Day, and of speaking to you be"fore your entering on the Business of the Country at this Session, "pursuant to your Adjournment; Leaving therefore, such matters as may at this time be expedient for the Public Service to arise "from yourselves, I shall only assure you of my readiness to give "all due Dispatch, as far as my Health and Strength will allow, "to whatever shall be laid before me for my Concurrence, that "can advance the true Interest and real Happiness of Pennsyl❝vania.

"P. GORDON.”

To which the House next day returned the following Message: "May it please the Governor, "It is with Pleasure we receive the Governor's Message by which we are informed he is much recoverd from a long and severe Fit "of Sickness; yet as that recovery is not perfect, the Danger which may accrue by his exposing himself at so severe a season of the "year, will not permit us to press an Opportunity Personally to con(( gratulate him upon this Occasion.

"We heartily thank the Governor for the fresh Assurances he is "pleased to give us, of his readiness to concur with this House in every thing that may tend to advance the true Interest and Hap66 piness of this Province; And as it is our Duty, it shall be our "( Care, to contribute what lies in our Power towards so good Purposes.

Signed by order of the House.

A. HAMILTON, Speaker."

On receiving which the Governor said:

"That he thanked the House for the Regard they expressed for "his Welfare, and they might be assured his Professions of Readi"ness to concur with them in the real Service of this Province, "should always be made good by his Actions."

E.

At a Council held at Philadia, January 23d, 1735-6.

PRESENT:

The honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.

James Logan,

Samuel Preston,

Clement Plumsted,

Ralph Assheton,

Samuel Hasell,

Thomas Griffitts, Esquires.
Charles Read.

The Minutes of several preceeding Councils being read & approved:

A Resolution of the House of Representatives now sitting, having been last night brought up to the Governor by several Members, His Honour laid the same this Day before the Board, whose Advice he desired on the Occasion. And the said Resolution being read is in these Words:

Jovis die, January 22d, P. M.

"Resolved upon the Question:

"That Whereas, sundry Petitions from a considerable Number of "the Inhabitants of the respective Counties of Philadelphia, Bucks "and Chester, have been presented to this House, and read, com"plaining that the holding a Court of Chancery, as it is now used "in this Province, is contrary to our Charter of Priviledges, and 66 may be attended with divers Inconveniences; that therefore a "Message be sent to the Governor, requesting him that he will be "pleased to inform this House how the said Court of Chancery is "constituted.

"Signed by order of the House.

"A. HAMILTON." Whereupon the several Minutes of Council relating to the Court of Chancery were directed to be read, & accordingly the Minute of the 2d of Febry. 1726-7, soon after the present Governor's Accession to the Government, & the Minutes of the 8th of June, 6th & 9th of August, 1720, being read, It is Ordered that Transcripts thereof be made & sent down to the House.

A Return of the Road laid out from Macousie to the Road leading from New Quessohcpen thro' North Wales to Philadelphia, pursuant to an Order of this Board, bearing date the 27th day of March last, being this day read in these Words:

"To the Honble the Governor and Council.

"IN PURSUANCE of an Order from the Honble Board of the "27th March, 1735, having viewed the Road leading from Maquen"usie to the Road leading from New Cosshehoppa, thro' North Wales "to Philadia, We do find there is great Occasion for the said Road, "and accordingly have caused the same to be laid out. The Courses "and Distances whereof are as followeth, vizt: Beginning at a "marked black Oak Tree, at a Corner of the Lands of Peter "Traxler and Henry Sheat, in Maquenusie aforesaid, Thence ex"tending South Sixty seven Degrees, East fifty six perches, to a Post, Thence along the Line dividing Peter Traxler and Jeremiah "Traxler's Lands, South twenty seven Degrees, East one hundred

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"perches, to a marked Hickery, Thence by vacant Land crossing (6 a Branch of Lehy Creek, South seventy one Degrees, East eight "hundred and fifty four pches, to a marked Hickery and White Oak "Standing together on a barren Hill; Thence South sixty two "Degs 30 Mints, East Crossing another Branch of Lehy, Four "hundred and eighty four pches to a marked black Oak; Thence "South fifty three Degrees, East crossing another Branch of the 66 same Creek, two hundred & forty pches to a marked black Oak ; "Thence South fifty six Degrees 30 Mints, East crossing another "Branch of the same Creek, Eighty pches to marked White Oak; "Thence South sixty one Degrees 30 Mints, East eighty six pches "to a Post; Thence South fourteen Degs, East one hundred and "forty two pches to a marked Hickery; Thence along the Land of "Derick Jansen, South twenty nine Degs, East Sixty two pches to "a Post, South one Deg. West twenty six pches, to a marked Ches"nut, South nineteen Degs, East eighty six pches, to a marked "black Oak; Thence along the Land of Christian Crawl & vacant "Land, South twenty eight Degs, East one hundred & eighty pches "to a marked Chesnut, South East eighty four pches, to a Post, "South eighty nine Degs, East forty four pches to a Post, South "sixty nine Degs, East along Vacant Land and John Myer's Land, " & crossing a Branch of Perkiomy Creek two hundred & one pches "to a Post, Thence South thirty six Degrees, East forty eight Per"ches, to a small Hickery marked, South two Degs, East Seventy "four pches to a Post, South eighteen Degs, East fifty four Peaches "to a marked Hickery, South three Degs, East forty perches, (part "along Dewaldt Maighling's Land,) Thence along the same Land "South one Deg, East ninety seven pches, to a marked black Oak, "Thence South twenty nine Degs, West sixty six pches to a marked "Chesnut, Thence South three Degs, East twenty six pches to a "marked Hickery, Thence South twenty one Degs, East forty pches, "part along Henry Geber's Land, South fifteen Degs, West thirty "two pches to a marked Hickery, South forty nine Degs, East "twenty pches, to a markrd Hickery, South nine Degs, East thirty "eight pches, to a marked white Oak, South nine Degs, West twelve "pches to a Post, South thirty eight Degs, (crossing another Branch "of Perkeomy Creek,) sixty four pches to a Post, South four Degs, "West along vacant Land fifty four Perches to a Post, South thirty "eight Degrees, East twenty pches to a Post, South fifty nine Degs, "East one hundred & two pches to a Post, South five Degs, West 66 one hundred & two pches to a marked Chesnut, South twenty-five "Degs, East twenty pches to a Post, South forty, East fifty two .. pches to a marked Red Oak, Thence along Peter Walber's Land, "South nine Degs, West forty perches to a marked Red Oak, "South twenty three Degs, West thirty six pches to a marked Hick"ery in the Line dividing between sd Walber and Ulrich Rics, "Thence along the same Line South, crossing two small swamps "eighty pches to a Post, Thence along sd Walber's Land South "fourteen Degs, East sixty pches to a Post in a Line leading near sd "Walber's house; Thence along the same Lane South fiftcen Degs,

"East crossing a Small branch sixty pches to a marked White Oak, "Thence by the Land of Alexr. Tippen, South twenty seven Degs, "East eighty two pches to a Post, Thence by Land of Leonard "Knup, South forty one Degs, East Sixty eight pches to a post, (all "the above Courses in Bucks County.) Thence by the Lands of sd "Knup & George Smitt, and of Robert Thomas, in the German "Tract, South nine Degs, East (crossing the line dividing between "the Counties of Bucks and Philadia, at the Distance of one hundred and sixty pches,) Six hundred and forty perches to a marked "Tree, Thence along Robert Thomas' Lands, South ten Degs thirty "Minutes, West sixty pches, to a small black Oak marked near sd "Roberts Lane, Thence North sixty five Degs, East crossing another "Branch of Perkeomy sixteen pches, to a marked white Oak, South "twenty Degs, East one hundred and fifty four pches to a marked "white Oak, South sixty one Degs, East sixty pches, to a Post, "Thence along the Lands of the sd Robert Thomas & Danl. Levar "South seven Degs, East one hundred & thirty two pches to a Post, "Thence along Levar's Land South twenty three Degs, East one "hundred & sixty pches to a marked white Oak, Thence South one "Deg, East sixty pches to a marked white Oak, thence South nine"teen Degs, West thirty six pches to a marked white Oak, Thence "along Bartell Kuchar's Land, South fifty five Degs, West fourteen "pches to a Post, South twelve Degs, East fifty six pches to a mark"ed Hickery, South one Deg, 30 Mints, West seventy eight pches "to a Post, Thence South twenty Degs, West one hundred and "twenty four pches to a marked white Oak, Thence along the land "of Christopher Newman, South Six Degs 30 Mints, East forty "pches to a Post, South thirty Degs, East forty pches to a marked "black Oak, Thence along vacant Land South twenty eight Degs, "30 Mints, East thirty four pehes to a marked white Oak, Thence "South nine Degs, East eighty perches, to a marked black Oak, "Thence South thirty six Degs, West forty six pches to a marked "Hickery, Thence along Martin Ter's Land, South twenty five Degs, "West twenty six pches to a Post, South five Degs, East thirty six pches to a Post, Thence South ten Degs, East seventy two pches "to a marked white Oak, South twenty one Degs, East forty four "pches to a Post on the North West side of the said road leading "from Cosshehoppa, thro' North Wales to Philadia, opposite to a "marked white Oak, near a great Rock on the South East side of "the same Road, Laid out the 16th day of August, Ao. Di., 1735.

The Board on Due Consideration had of the said Return, and of the Draught accompanying it, doth approve and Confirm the Road, laid out as in the said Return mentioned, which is hereby declared to be the King's Highway or Public Road, and It is ORDERED