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Holland praying Leave to bring in a Bill to sell the
Lands of John Howell Marriner to reimburse to him ten Pounds
thirteen Shillings and Nine Pence overpaid in his Administra-
tion. Indorsed as follows
By the Council in Assembly December 8th 1708
This Petition with the Petitioner's Account of his Adminis-
tration on John Howell's Estate referred to the Consideration
of the House of Delegates to give Leave to bring in a Bill
as prayed.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.
Which being read and debated put to the Question whether
the Petitioner have Leave to bring in a Bill or not ? Carryed
by Majority of Votes in the Negative
The Petition of John Richard and Jacob Stallings again
read and referred for Consideration the next Session of As-
sembly.
Colo Smith from the Committee of Aggrievances reports to
the House as follows
By the Committee of Aggrievances December 8th 1708.
It's humbly offered to this Committee as an Aggrievance to
the Province in General that the Commissioners of Oyer and
Terminer of the several County Courts being reduced of late
to ten thousand Pounds of Tobacco or fifty Pounds Sterling
has occasioned many Lawsuits to be brought into the Provin-