Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy in ye County of Midlsex ye Second Day of October anno Dom': i694. (Coll Andrew Hamilton Gover Andrew Bowne Present David Mudie Sam Dennes James Dundas of ye Councill The Major part of ye Deputyes being meet Came before this board. The Gover" did desire them to withdraw & Choise their Speaker, & then he acquaint them wth such things as he Judged would tend to ye Generall good welfear & Credit of ye province. The House of Deputyes Came before this board and presented John Harriman for Their Speaker, who was accepted & Received accordingly, and then ye Gover" told them yt he had Called them together at this time to rectifie what is now found by experience to be formerly amiss, and to Consult & advise what may be further needfull for ye Common good wealfear & seafty of ye province, and as on ye one part he is persuaded ye Gover & Councill will Deny nothing that may Contribute to that End, So on ye other side he desires that they would lay aside all factions & animosities, & Joyn Cordially in what May be for ye Generall good & Common defence of this & ye rest of their Majties Colonyes. Adjourned till 8 a Clock to morrow Morning Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy 3d October anno Dom': 1694 Gover Hamilton Andrew Bowne present David Mudie Sam Dennes James Dundas of yR Councill Adjourned till 8 a Clocke to morrow morning Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy ye 4th of October 1694 A Message by Elias Micheilson Edward Earle, John pike & Thomas Fitzrandolph, wth a bill Concerning Negroes past that house, desireing ye Concurrance of this board A Message by Sam' Dennes, desireing ye house of Deputyes to appoint some of their Number to meet some of ye members of this board, to debate Concerning some amendmts to be made of ye bill Concerning Negroes &c. A Message by John Reid, Richard Hartshorn Sam" Leonard & Jasper Craine, desireing a free Conference of Their whole house wth this board, wch was granted presently, & being meet, Mr Speaker did offer that they had some debate in their House Concerning ye trade of this province, it's lying under severall very bad Circumstances at present, & therefore desired ye Concurrance of This board to advise & to assist how, & wch way, to Remove ye Same. Adjourned till 8 a Clock to morrow morning Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy ye 5th October 1694 A Message by Richard Hartshorne, William Lawrence & Josias wood, Desireing this board would order ye Secretary to lett their House have ye peruseall of ye booke of Records, Containing Commissions &c wch was granted by this board. And also wth them was sent a letter from The Committie of ye Kings Council in England for trade &c, Directed to ye Gover of ye Jerseyes, Concerning ye Regulateing ye Trade of this province according to ye act of Navigation &c, to be perused by ye members of ye house of Deputyes. A Message by Edward Earle & Job Throckmorton to this board from ye house of Deputyes, wth ye act Concerning negroes amended &c & past that house. A Petition from James Armour Complaining yt ye Constable of Perth Amboy, by a warrant from Two Justices of ye peace, had Dispossessed him of some hay &c, which being read this board told him that they had Considered his petition, but Could do nothing in it, and that if he found himself any way aggrieved, he might seek for redress & remidie at ye Common Law in a Regulare & Legall way. A A Message by Thomas Higgens Tho: Fitzrandolph willm Laing & will Ridfoord, desireing this board would appoint some of their number to meet with a Committie of 8 of Their House, to Conferr Conserning ye Encurradgeing & Increasseing ye Trade of this province &c. Ordered that Andrew Bowne Sam11 Dennes James Dundas & Lewis Morris be a Committie of this board, to meet Richard Hartshorne, Thomas Codrington John Reid Sam" Leonard, Jonas wood John pike, azariah Crain & will Lawrence, to Conferr Conserning ye Encurradging & Increassing ye Trade of this province &c. A Message by Sam Dennes & Lewis Morris desireing a Genr1 Conference of yt house presently, Conserning ye Encurradeing & Encreassing ye trade of this province &c, and being meet, the Gover" told them That he understood ye Committie had Concluded upon three things, to witt, first ye setleing of perth Amboy for a port &c, Secondly The Prohibiteing ye Exportation of pipe staves &c both wch were very good but for ye third ye prohibiteing y Exportation of firewood &c he thought it were better to let it alone at this time &c Adjourned till 8 Clock to morrow morning Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy 6th October 1694 The Gover" did propose to this board, that seeing ye proprietors of this province, have been this 14 years at ye Charge to maintain & Support ye Governmt to their Expense, that now at length some way may be taken by ye Country to raise a found for Supporting ye Goverment for ye future, being in vain to talk of trade unless ye Goverm1 be first Maintained Supported & Secured. Andrew Bowne & James Dundas were appointed by this board to propose to ye house of Deputyes to frame a bill to this effect. A Message by Richard Hartshorn & Thomas Codrington, desireing this board Would please send ye peruseall of ye letters directed to our Gover", from ye Committee of Trade & plantations in England, & ye other from Mr Powie, wch was doon accordingly. A bill for takeing yo attainder off from John pike Elder & Jo: Jo: pike his Son & their posteritie, past ye house of Deputies, was read here and past this board A Bill Conserning Negroes wth ye amendments past ye house of Deputyes, was read here & past this board. Being proposed here yt ye Court of Common Right being to Sitt on tuesday next ye ninth of this Instant Month of October it will be fitt to adjourn till after ye Court be over and accordingly Adjourned till fridday ye 12th Instant at 8 a Clock in yo Morning Att a Councill held at perth-amboy ye 12th of october i694 A Bill prohibiting ye Exportation of pipe staves boards Shingles firewood & all kind of wood &c, past ye house of Deputyes was read here. A bill appointing all vessells Ships boats &c to Enter & Clear at Perth Amboy, past ye house of Deputyes was read here. A bill prohibiting all Justices Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts &c, to plead as attorneys in Any Court wthin ye province, past ye house of Deputyes, was read here. Adjourned till 8 a Clock to morrow morning. Att a Councill held at perth Amboy 13th octr anno Dom: i694 Gover" Hamilton Present Andrew Bowne David Mudie James Dundas of ye Councill A Message by David Mudie to ye house of Deputyes to desire a Generall Conference presently, Concerning ye three above s bills last sent from ye house & read here, and being meet, the Gover" proposed severall necessary amendments to be made in ye sd bills. Adjourned till 8 a Clock on Moonday Morning Att Att a Councill held at Perth Amboy 15th Octr i694 Present Govr Hamilton David Mudie of ye Councill James Dundas A Message by Thomas Codrington & Sam" Leonard, wth bill Concerning Town meetings past that house, and another bill Concerning patents &c past that house, both weh bills was read here A Message by Thomas Codrington Sam" Leonard, willm Lawrence and Azariah Craine, wth a bill Concerning County Courts past that house, and Wth ye bill prohibiteing pipestaves &c amended, both wch were read here. Adjourned till 8 a Clock to morrow morning Att A Councill held at perth-Amboy 16 octr i694 Present Gover Hamilton of ye Councill David Mudie James Dundas A Message by Isaac Kingsland to ye house of Deputyes, wth ye Lumber bill wth further amendments, The Bill Concerning Attorneys amended, and ye bill Concerning Trade amended, and a bill Concerning ye Court of Common Right past this board, and also desireing a generall Conference upon ye bill Concerning town meetings, ye bill Concerning patents, ye bill Concering County Courts, and being meet ye Gover desired them to take Care to bring in ye bill for the publick Subsidie, and also for Reimburseing himself what money he had layd out of his own estate upon accompt of ye publick, an particular acc'pt of weh he had sent them, and then he Showed them Exceeding great Inconveniency of ye 3 above s bills-viz First, ye bill about town meetings haveing unlimited power &c, what dangers might follow thereupon, but if they Name & Express particularly what powers & authorities the towns do want for ye benefite of ye Country, he was ready to grant them, as to ye 2a, ye bill Concerning patents, it was a thing Could not be don by act of Generall assembly, weh Can make nothing Contrary to ye Laws of England, wch this bill seems to Import, by |