The Lower House. 51

man, Indorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, June 17, 1752.
Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly."
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker a
Petition of the Proprietors and principal Inhabitants of Charles
Town, in Charles County; and a Petition of the Rector, Vestrymen,
and Churchwardens of Trinity Parish in Charles County; severally
Indorsed, " Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly."

Daniel Dulany, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker the Bill entituled, An Act directing the Manner of punish-
ing Fornication, &c. the Bill entituled, An Additional and Supple-
mentary Act to the Act entituled, An Act for the better Administra-
tion of Justice in Testamentary Affairs, &c. the Bill entituled. An
Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act for ascertaining the Allow-
ance of Grand and Petit Jurors, &c. the Bill entituled, An Act con-
tinuing an Act entituled, An Act for the more effectual destroying
of Squirrels and Crows in the Counties of Kent, &c. and the Bill
entituled, An Act for the destroying Squirrels and Crows in the
several Counties therein mentioned; which Bills were severally In-
dorsed, " By the Upper House of Assembly, June 17, 1752. Read
the second Time, and will pass.
Signed per Order J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho."

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
June 17

Which Bills were severally read here, and passed for Ingrossingl
Col. Hooper, from the Committee of Grievances and Courts of
Justice, delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Report; viz.
By the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice, June 17,
1752.
Your Committee conceive it their indispensible Duty, to report to
your Honourable House the many and dangerous Innovations,
against Law, made by the Popish Interest within this Province,
and the great Growth of Popery, and extensive Acquisitions of
Popish Priests, or Jesuits, within the same.
First. That, contrary to Statutes, a Papist keeps a School for
Education of Youth, within six or seven Miles of Annapolis, the
Seat of Government, as appears by the following Declaration of
Benjamin Wright; who says, That a certain James Elston, a Papist,
keeps a School near his House, which is about seven Miles from
Annapolis: That he has heard Elston say, that he would educate
such of the Peoples Children in the Romish Religion as approved of
it; and such as did not, he would educate in the Protestant Way:
That he, Elston, told him he was a Papist, and went to Mass: That
he, Wright, had been at the School-House, and seen Elston teach the
Children, in the Common Prayer Book, their Prayers, according to
the Church of England: That there is a Child of one Mr. Ireland,
a Papist, that goes to the said School; and he believes there may be

p. 233