566 Assembly Proceedings, April 2-19, 1706.

Lib. 41.

Which being read the House do advise to take such
Measures for Recovery as the Law directs.
Ordered That Major Greenberry, M^r Goldsborough, M^r
Low & M^r Skinner draw up an Answer to his Excellency's
Speech & lay it before the House in the Morning for Con-
sideration.
The Petition of John Baptist Tyler of Prince George's
County, a Hollander, read, thereby praying an Act for his
Naturalization
Ordered it be recommended to the Committee of Laws
to prepare a Bill.
M^r William Dare & M^r Thomas Frisby Members for Cecil
County enter the House
Petition of Kent & Cecil Counties read, and ordered that
all the Inhabitants of Cecil County on the South Side of Sas-
safrax River be added to Kent County and that a Bill be
prepared therefor.
The Petition of Talbot County Read & ordered it be
divided and that a Bill be prepared for Division thereof as
prayed.
The Petition of Charles Kilburne being a long Time
referred now ordered he have an Allowance of three thousand
Pounds of Tob^o for his Services &c to be allowed in Ann
Arundel or Prince George's County.
The Petition of Col^o John Coode for an Allowance for Im-
prisonm^t Fees for convicted psons read & rejected.
The House adjourns till two o' Clock in the Afternoon.

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Post Meridiem

The House met again, and present as in the Morning.
M^r Gerrard Fowlke a Member for Charles County enters
the House
A former Ordinance relating to cleaning & fixing the pub-
lick Arms read in the House and referred to further Consid-
eration.
Col^o Elias King, M^r Joseph Hill, and M^r James Philips are
appointed by the House a Committee for stating the publick
Accounts &c.
Ordered That Major Charles Greenberry, Major Nicholas
Lowe, M^r Hugh Eccleston, Col^o John Contee & M^r Thomas
Frisby be & are appointed a Committee of Laws &ca.
M^r Thomas Greenfield, Col^o James Maxwell, M^r John Wells,
and M^r Robert Tyler are by the House appointed a Committee
to hear & enquire into the Aggrievances of the Province &c.
and report them to the House.