The Lower House. 373

Collonell Hammond enters the house, and brings with him
the followeing Message from the honble Councill viz^t

p. R.

By the Gov^r Councill and Assembly
Aprill 27^th 1704

The Question putt to this board by a Member of itt whether
in accounts of adm^rs and Executors the Ten p cent that is
pmitted to be allowed for receiueing and paying is to be
understood to Extend to that parte of the Estate as shall be
found to remaine after just debts and charges, and remaineing
to the Children or next of blood whether itt shall be under-
stood to Extend to such part of the Estate as the Ex^rs or adm^rs
shall pay, & discharge of Debts and charges, soe that the
cleare Estate remaineing upon ballance to be divided amongst
the children or next of Kinn, may not be charged with that
allowance, and since yo^r house are the Properest Interpreters
of the Laws by you first Framed, therefore your opinion is de-
sired therein
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Counc^ll

By the house of Delegates
Aprill 27^th 1704

The aboue Question lyes before the house and they declare
theire sense, that it is in the judgem^t of the Com^ry generall
for probat of wills &c. for the tyme being to allow Tenn p
Cent, or disallow of itt, as the meritt of the case Shall
require, Butt this house will farther consider thereof the next
assembly
Signed p order
W Taylard Clk house Dei

Ordered by the house that the Gov^rs Speech and answer
thereto be forthwith printed
The House adjournes till tomorrow morneing 8 a Clock

Friday 28^th Aprill 1704

The house mett againe and p^rsent as yesterday The Case
of Pensilvania from Coll Evans, brought into the house, and
ordered to be entred
The State of the case relateing to the Difference depending
between the inhabitants of the Province of Maryland, and
the inhabitants of the County of Sussex formerly called
Workill, annexed to the Province of Pensilvania ab^t the land

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