6o Assembly Proceedings, October 10-30, 1727.

L. H. J.

by Agreem^t w^th this House for thirty thousand Pounds of Tob^o
Paid him by the Publick Engaged himself to Convey to the Publick
for the Use of the Indians of Choptank a Tract of Land Called
Indian Neeck.

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Resolved that a Deed be Accordingly Prepared. The Petition
of William Maria [Farthing] .......Prisoner in Saint Mary's.......
of the .... Justices of the ...... Question was ...... relieved or

Thereupon M^r John Magruder .... from Prince Georges
County ..... We also having Examined ..... for M^r Ebez^r
Blackistone a Member return'd to this Session from Kent County,
do find him duly Elected.
Sign'd p Ord^r John Gibson Cl. Com.

The Answer to the Governour's Speech was read and Approved
of, & Ordered that M^r Beale & Capt. Dent go to his Hon^r the Gov-
ernour & Desire to know where he will be Pleas'd to receive the
Same.
They return and say that his Hon^r will receive the Same in the
Conference Chamber at three o'Clock in the Afternoon.
The Petition of Vincent Lowe and Eliz^a his Wife was read and
referr'd till Next Sessions & ordered that all Parties Concern'd have
notice that if they think they may appear next Sessions to answer
the same.
On reading the Reference from last Sessions relating to Charles
County Court House Leave is Given to bring in a Bill for Removing
the Court House to Chandler Town.

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..... the Reference from Last Sessions On the ...... the In-
habitants of S^t Paul's Parish .... and the return of the Ordinance
..... in a Bill Accordingly. ..... referr'd from last .... to
bring in a Bill as Pray'd .... sent by Col^o .... & is Ordered to be.

[To the Honourable Benedict Leonard Calvert, Esq., Governour
of Maryland.
The Humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please Your Honour :]
[We his Majesty's most] dutifull and Loyal Subjects [the Repre-
sentatives of the] Freemen of Maryland, [acknowledge the Favour
of] Your Kind Speech to both Houses [at the Opening this] Ses-
sion, & are truly thankfull to you for the [Honour you] have done
us, by Causing our Present most Gracious Soverign to be Pro-
claimed here after the most Magnificent Manner.
Your Laudable Example herein has in the Several Counties of
the Province as far as Could well be Expected, been followed, & we