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the Speaker shall appoynte for the amending the Act for
quietting possons.

Then came a bill from the lower howse Entituled an addi-
tionall Clause to an Act entituled an act for the Encouragem^t
of soweing English grayne

The howse ajourned till
after dinner

The howse mett againe Present as before

Then was sent to the lower howse the answere to the Clause
of the act entituled an Act for Encouragement of soweing Eng-
lish grayne (vizt)

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This howse is willing to Consent to this act provided that
all debts already contracted & all such as may be Contracted
betweene the 24^th of March 1667 & the 25^th of March 1668
where Tobaccoes are not to be had for the satisfying such
debts be discharged by Wheate, Rye, Barley, and Pease att
such Rates as in this Act menconed vpon a lawfull tender of
such graines made to the Creditor or his certaine Attorney
J:G:

Then came a Member of the lower howse with this paper
(vizt)

This howse doe declare that the 3600^lb Tobacco which the
Leiutenn^t Generall makes himselfe Debtor for to the publick
doe still remayne in his hands for his sattisfaccon for what he
hath payd W^m Smith out of his owne estate towards the
advancem^t for building of the Secretarys office. And doe pray
that he would be pleased to accept thereof And as for the
240^lb of powder nowe in the Leiutenn^t Generalls hands, The
Burgesses doe pray that he would please to dispose thereof to
the Militia officers of the fronteere Countys to be imployed for
the good of the publick in case of Insurreccon or Invasion of
Indians.
W^m Bretton Clk.

Then came a Member from the lower howse with this pet"
following
To the R^t hono^ble the Governor
& Councell & the hono^ble the
Burgesses of this Assembly

The humble pet" of the Inhabitants
of Baltemore County
Sheweth
That whereas there was a peace made with the Mattawas
Indians & since that peace made there hath been two of those

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