102 Assembly Proceedings, March 26-April 15, 1707.

L. H. J.

Bill for killing Wolves and Crows Indorsed
Read the first Time
Bill for Attainder of Richard Clarke. Indorsed
Read the first Time
Bill for Naturalization of John Francis Holland.
Indorsed Read the first and second Time and by especial
Order do pass.
Bill explaining some doubtful Expressions in the Act for
Officers Fees Read the first Time.
Bill for taking off 6^d p Gallon on Rum &^ta Read the first
Time.
The foregoing Bills sent up by M^r Muschamp and M^r Beale
for his Excy and Council's Concurrence. They delivered 'em
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning seven o'clock.

Wednesday April 9^th 1707

The House met again according to Adjournment
And being called over were all present as yesterday.
The Petition of the Farmers of My Lord Baltimore's Rents
being read it's recommended that the Lord Baltimore's Agents
be heard and ordered that M^r Carroll be called into the House
who appears and declared he had no Objection against the
bringing in a Bill as prayed and withdrew.
Resolved that Leave be given to bring in such Bill.
Bill to prevent cropping cutting or defacing Tobacco &^ta
Read the first Time
The Message brought into the House by Col^{o
Holland and
James Sanders Esqr is ordered to be entered Viz.}

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
April 8^th 1707

p. 128

I^st Upon Perusal and Consideration of the last Clause or
Paragraph in the Act providing what shall be good Evidence
to prove foreign and other Debts which enacts that an Ac-
count of Goods sold, Work done, Money lent, and such other
Articles as lye properly in Accounts and sworn to by the Plain-
tiff in an Action brought, or by the Defendant in his defence
in Discount of all or Part of the Plaintiff's Claim before such
Justice or Justices (Viz. one Provincial or two County Court
Justices) and that no part or Parcel is paid other than what is
taken notice of in such Oath shall be received as Evidence,
We think that if such Proof were limitted to Goods sold
and Work done, it would be sufficient, and that money lent
ought to be proved by a Note under Hand or by Receipt or