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U. H. J.

also uncapable of being assisted by the Government proposed
therefore that a way be found out that they may ride together
in particular Ports to be Assigned
21. His Excellency is pleased to Represent that Captain
Pellew commander of the Ship Speaker having the beginning
of July signified to his Excellency that he would be ready to
sail the beginning of August last and after two Orders sent

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to the said Captain Pelew commanding him to ascertain the
utmost time that he should tarry did appoint the 20^th of
August however did not come down till near the last of the
month his Excellency having set aside all other Business to
wait his coming however considering the Assembly drew on
so near by means of his long stay and that it might be for his
Majestys Service to stop him till then in Order to carry the
publick Pacquets and business of the Assembly for England he
did therefore Accordingly stop him
22 Proposed that a Law be made Impowering the Justices
of the County Courts in Case of Death or Inability of either the
high Sheriff Clerk of the county court or Clerk of the Indict-
ments for to appoint pro hac Vice, or the time being a new
Sheriff a new Clerk of the County court or new Clerk of the
Indictments until some further Order be Given by his
Excellency for the appointing a Sheriff some further Order
from the honble Sir Thomas Lawrence Baronet Secretary for
Appointing a county clerk and some further Order Given
from the Attorney or Sollicitor General for appointing another
Clerk of the Indictments
23 A Petition of several merchants belonging to Pennsyl-
vania about the ten p Cent duty and his Majestys Lawyers
Report thereon are Ordered to be sent to the House for their
Perusall
24 M^r Briscoes Account of the 4^d p Gallon being all the
Accounts that is to be had is sent to the House for their Cog-
nizance &c
25 His Excellency is pleased to Represent that he has
sold the Publick Tobacco given towards the Building of the
church at Annapolis at 13 p Cent which he hopes may be for
the good of the Country and does propose that some care be
taken and Order made about building the said Church and
the Free School there being Brick maker now in Town
26 Proposed that some of the House appoint some of
their members to joyn in Committee with some of his Maj-
estys honourable Council for to inspect and view the State
House work whether the same be done Substantial and
every way Workmanlike according to contract
27 That the small Parishes be made bigger tho' they
make Chappels of Ease