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By the Committee of Aggrievances December 9^th 1708.
It's humbly offered to this Committee as an Aggrievance
that since the making the Act of Assembly prohibiting the
Importation of Bread Beer &^ta it's found by the Inhabitants
of this Province to be very pernicious and great Discourage-
ment to Trade All which is humbly referred by the Committee
as an Aggrievance to the Honble House of Delegates and
that they will consider of the said Act that the said Aggrie-
vance may be relieved if to them seems meet
Signed p Order John Beale Clk.

L. H. J.

Read in the House and allowed to be an Aggrievance and
ordered the Committee of Laws prepare a Bill to repeal the
said Act
Col^{o
Holland and Colo
Coursey from the Honble Council
enter the House & deliver Mr Speaker Bill confirming and
explaining the Charter of the City of Annapolis Indorsed}

By the Council in Assembly December 10^th 1708

Read the first and second Times and will pass with the
Amendments proposed
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

And Richard Bickerdick's Petition praying some further
Allowance for laying the Church with Flag Stones, which
was read and ordered the Committee of Accounts allow him
five Pounds more than what was paid him by Samuel Young
Esq^r publick Treasurer to make the whole fifteen Pounds
Sterling
Resolved that Col^{o
Blackiston continue no longer Agent
and that his Attorney here have Notice thereof.
Ordered That all Committees withdraw on their Business.
Bill declaring several Acts formerly made to be in force
Ordered to be indorsed}

By the House of Delegates December 10^th 1708

This House humbly desire his Excellency considering the
Season of the Year and Badness of weather to let this Bill
pass as proposed without making seperate Bills to revive all
the within mentioned Acts that will expire this Session
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Bill ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange
sent up to the Council by M^r Mariartee and M^r Robins. They
return and say they delivered the Bill

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