120 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 28-March 1, 1694/5.

Original
Journal.

unto them to be supplyed by a short Law for that purpose to
continue all process at that time depending before the said
Court, acquainting them that the Attorneys had already pre-
sented to the Councill a Draught of such a Bill which was
given them by his Ex^ncy together with Sev^rall Qaeries put to
the Attorneys by his Ex^ncy and their Opinion upon the Same
in relation thereto.
In the next place was Recomended Unto them the prepar-
ing another Bill for Reviving all such Laws as by this Sessions
should now Terminate, And lastly that they would consider
what time would be best to Adjourn to.
M^r Ennalls and M^r Smithson come from the House of Bur-
gesses with the following Bills Viz^t
Bill for recontinuing of the late discontinued Process &
Proceedings of Sn^t Maries County Court.
Bill for Naturalization of Daniell Dauison Sen^r and Daniell
Dauison Jun^r

Bill for Reviving some Temporary Laws of this Province.
The above Bills were all Read here first time & returned to
the House.

Petition of Charles Carroll Read as follows, Viz^t
To his Ex^ncy Francis Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll and Govern^r

of Maryland in Councill

The Humble Peticon of Charles Carroll
Sheweth
That your Pet^r has purchased from Elizabeth Baker of Sn^t
Maries County a certain Messuage in Sn^t Maries City com-
monly known by the name of the Countrey house which said
Messuage was Leased to John Baker the husband of the said
Elizabeth for the Terme of Twenty ffive years (which said
Terme is now within Eight years of being expired) by Govern^r
Notley, vnder the yearly Rent of one Bushell of Wheat.
That the said John Baker in his life time and the said Eliza-
beth since his death has expended above thirty thousand
pounds of Tobacco in making Brick walls and Chimneys &
other Reparations about the said house in Expectation of a
Renewall of the said Lease for a longer time, according to
promises made by the Respective Govern^rs of this Province at

severall times, the benefit of which promises together with the

whole remaining intrest of the said Lease is Assigned to y^r
Pet^r
That one side of the said house and the whole covering is
now quite decayed and unless speedily Repaired will fall to
the Ground, to prevent which your Petitioner intends to make