The Lower House. 293

The Honble Samuel Young Esq^r from the Council enters
the House and informs M^r Speaker that her Majesty's Honble
Council desired some of the Members of this House might
be sent to see M^r William Bladen sworn to his Naval Officers
Accounts
Ordered M^r William Wilkinson and M^r Guibert go to the
Council to see him sworn thereto
The return and say they saw him sworn to the same.
Ordered That all Committees be called into the House who
appeared accordingly
The Honble Col^{o
William Holland enters the House, and
delivers Mr Speaker Bill impowering Trustees to sell Land for
Redemption of a Mortgage for the Benefit of Christian Ster-
ling a Minor Indorsed By the Council in Assembly, Read in
Council the first and second Times and will pass with this
Amendment That the Back Lands be expressly named Vizt
Sterling Nest
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.}

The said Bill read again in the House with the Amendment

proposed and past for ingrossing

Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

L. H. J.

Bill directing the Manner of Electing and summoning Dele-
gates Read the first Time and committed for Amendment
Bill settling the Rate of foreign Coins, Read the first Time
and ordered a second Reading to Morrow Morning.
Ordered That during this present Session Bills be read two
Days together without intermitting a Day between each
Reading according to the Rules of the House Several Peti-
tions of poor Prisoners Read praying the House to consider
of some Way to relieve them. And Ordered That M^r John
Salter Cap^t John Mackall M^r Philemon Hemsley and M^r
Colegate be a Committee to draw up a Bill for Relief of poor
Debtors and lay the same before this House for Consideration
The House adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten O'Clock

Wednesday the 8^th December 1708

The House met according to Adjournment. Being called
over were present as yesterday. Read what was done
Yesterday.
Ordered That the Sheriff of Kent County appear before
this House next Session of Assembly to answer a Complaint
against him touching his irregular Proceedings in electing the
present Delegates of the said County

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