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Robert Browns Petition for 48^ll Bacon—
Anthony Demondadiers Petition and Account.
Edward Dorsey for himself 15 Days and two Men 12
Days-

U. H. Journal
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Robert Proctors Account—- Idem for Boat and Shallop—
All thus Endorsed Viz^t Sep^r 3^d 1681.
Lett this go to the Committee of Accounts.
J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

A Message from the Lower house by Captain Ladd being
a Bill for Naturalization of Peter Fucate and Cornelius Boyes
of Baltimore County which having Delivered he returns—
A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Cheseldyne Cap-
tain Sibrey Captain Ladd and Captain Waterton to lett this
house know that the Lower house having Sett out their Com-
mittee for Accounts have so thinned their house that they
cannot Spare any of their Members more to Ioin with those of
this house in the Committee for the Defence of the Province
and crave time till Monday Morning—
which was Assented to by this house & they return again
into their own House—
The house having Sett out their Committee for Accounts
referr the reading of the Bill for Naturalization of Peter Fucate
&c: as also the Second reading of the other Bills Appointed
Yesterday till Monday Morning and finding the Lower house
are Adjourned—
The house Adjourns till Monday Nine a Clock

Upper house mett September 5th 1681

The Chancellor
The Secretary Col Darnall
Col Lowe Captain Digges

The Speaker of the Lower house being Absent and no
house for that Reason Sitting—This house Adjourns till to
Morrow Nine a Clock

September the 6th 1681 Upper house mett

Present
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
The Chancellor Col Darnall—
The Honourable The Secretary Col Stevens—
The Sur Gen^l Captain Digges
Col Coursey—

Return made by Thomas Witter to an Order of this house
of the 30 of Aug^t last thus

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