252 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 16, 1701/2-Mar. 25, 1702.

Original
Journal.

Exec^s of the said Milburne have noe notice of this peticon.
Therefore the consideracon thereof is referred to next Sessions
of Assembly
Coll^o W^m Whittington a member for Somersett County en-
ters the house and takes his place.
Mooved by a member that whereas the foundacon of the
prison intended to be built is placed on Lowe ground where
Comonly there is a settling of water which may prove p^rju-
diciall.
Therefore proposed that some more convenient place may
be appointed. Upon which it is Resolved it be soe and that
M^r Sam^ll Young M^r John Whittington and M^r Benjamin Hall
be appointed to consult M^r Rich^d Beard about the same and
that they make reporte thereof to the house in the After-
noone.
The Honble Coll^o Edward Loyd and James Saunders Esq^r
enters the house and Delivers M^r Speaker a Message with a
paragraph of Doctor Brays Lre : The Consideracon whereof
is referred to a full house.
The house adjourned till 2 a Clock in the Afternoone.

Post Merediem. The house mett againe all present as in
the morning only M^r Sam^ll Young, M^r John Dorsey and Maj.
Dorsey had liberty to goe upon Election of Delegates for
Ann Arundell County.
The peticon of Dan^ll Carning praying an allowance for Re-
paireing the pasture fence. Read and further referred.
Engrossed Bill for Religious Worship &^c sent to his Ex^cy
and Councill by George Muschamp Esq^r and Maj^r James
Smallwood.
They returne and say they delivered the same.
Reassumed a proposall for inspecting the old Land records,
and
Resolved that M^r Phillemon Loyd M^r Elisha Hall, M^r Phil-
lip Lynes and Coll^o W^m Whittington goe to the Secretarys
office and view and inspect the old records of the land and
Reporte to the house in w^e condicon they are and if it be
necessary any of them be transcribed anew.
They Departe and in some small time after enters the house
againe and Reporte that they have inspected the records and
finde it absolutely necessary that some of the Records be
forthwith transcribed a new, and other books to be new bound
being now old and much worne &^ca
The Consideracon thereof is further referred.
Coll^o Jn^o Addison and Thomas Brooke Esq^r enter the house
and returne.
The Engrossed Bill for Religious Worship &c.