The Gouernor that itt Continue
The Secretary that itt Continue
Then was read an Act for Seateing all lands in Baltemore
County and Assented vnto.
Then was read an Act providing wt shall be good Evidence.
That whereas the Assembly hath past an Act for a publick
Notary and desired that full Credence might be giuen vnto
him in all forreigne parts; Jtt were too vnreasonable to deney
to give Credence to publick Notaries which are beleiued in all
pts. of the world besides that the Act deneys Credence to be
giuen to Coppyes of deedes how authentickly soever proved
and therefore judge itt fitt to waue the sd Act for the reasons
alledged and diners other Jnconveniences that may follow
vpon itt.
The howse ajourned for an houre
And the howse mett againe
Vpon the mocon of Thomas Notley the Attorney of Capt
Thomas Cornwallis to haue this howse pceed to Judgemt in the
Errors assigned by him the said Notley inter Causa Cornwallis
et Nicholls vpon defaulte of the sd Nicholls not appeareing yes-
terday to pleade to the sd Errors according to the order of this
howse. This howse doth declare that the Errors assigned by
Thomas Notley Attorney of Capt Thomas Cornwallis are such
that the Cause ought to be tryed againe and therefore order
that the whole Cause be tryed againe att the Proall Court sitting
as a Courte of Chancery, on the 8th of Decembr next.
The howse ajournes till 9 of the clock
to morrow morning
Sept 30th 1663
Present all as before.
Then went the Secretary to the lower howse with the Act
entituled an Act for providing what shall be good Evidence.
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