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And M^r Speaker is desired by the house to Answer his
Ex^cys Letter which followeth viz^t

May it please yo^r Ex^cy

Your Letters sent by Coll^l John Addison and Thomas
Brooke Esq^r relating to tobb^o in hogsheads wee received
wherein we observe yo^r Ex^cy is sencible of Some disadvante-
age by the great Weight of them soe that you have not the

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full benefitt of yo^r Revenue arriseing upon hogsheads of
tobb^o and yett that yo^r Ex^cy is pleased to have them weigh
five hundred it were very difficult how to proporcon payment
according to the particular weight of every hogshead and wee
beleiving by good Computation that hogsh^ds not exceeding
the lawfull gauge (considering that more are under the gauge)
will not one with another Containe five hundred pounds of
Tobb^o and for Preventeing future disadvantage to yo^r Ex^cy
and others by the unreasonableness of casque, wee are pre-
pareing a Bill to remedy it.
Ordered that Maj^r Walter Smith and M^r Thom^s Hicks
carry the answer to his Ex^cy and the bill for quoting differ-
ences between the English and Indians &c^a and the Ordinance
for the printeing press.
They returne and say they have delivered their Message
The Peticon of M^r Phillip Lynes recomended to this house
referred till tomorrow morning.
The Act for quoting differences that may arrise between
his Maj^ts Subjects and the Indians.
Read the 2^d time and Passed
Report of the Comitte of agrievances referred to this day
day Now Read as Follow viz^t.
I^st That it appeares to this Comittee that there is Sev^ll Par-
rishes in the provinces that have yearly paid the 40 ppoll and
yett have noe ministers to officiate which is an aggrievance to
the people churches being allready built
2^dly It appeares to us that my Lords Officers doe not take
care to appointe deputy Survey^rs in each respective Co^ty that
are dwellers in the said County w^ch wee conceive it an agriev-
ance and an Excessive charge to the inhabitants thereof
3^dly It appears to us That whereas Gerrard Sly of St Marys
Countys peticon is referred to us and whereas the Comon
Law has tooke his regular course and that neither Gerrard
Sly nor any one for him has come to make appeare what is
sett forth in his peticon wee referr it to this Honoble houses
consideration

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That according to Order of this hono^ble house wee have
been and viewed the house of Maj^r Edward Dorsey and finde

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