500 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 4, 1710.

U. H. J.

M^r Samuel Young publick Treasurer of the Western Shoar
his petition recommended to the Consideration of the House
of Delegates
M^r Bordley Col Maxwell & M^r Greenfield bring from the
House their Recommendation in favour of M^r Butler.

By the House of Delegates October 31^st 1710

This House being very well pleased with the learned and
good Discourse made by the Rever^d M^r Butler in his Sermon
preached before this House on Sunday last in the forenoon
do heartily recommend him to the favour of the honble
Presid^t & Council Signed p Order R Dallam Cl Ho Del.

M^r Daniel Mariartee and M^r Hill bring up a Bill continuing
Queen Ann's County Court at Queen Anns Town which was
read at this Board the first & second Times and sent to the
House by Col Coursey
M^r W^m Taylards petition read & recommended to the House
of Delegates
Col Walter Smith M^r Dare and M^r Bradford bring up a
Bill for ascertaining Persons rights to Town Lands
A Bill confirming the last Will & Testam^t of Rich^d Briges
A Bill for building a Court House for Talbott County at

p. 670

Armstrong's old Field near Pitts bridge And the Bill for
continuing the County Court of S^t Mary's at Seymour Town
again read & passed by the House of Delegates which was
agreed to by this Board
The Houses Message of the 27^th October being again taken
into Consideration
Resolved that the present Circumstances induces a necessity
of Limitting the Jurisdiction of the Provincial Court that the
Inhabitants of this Province may not be too much oppressed
and burthened by being sued out of their Countys to the
Provincial Court when Justice may be administred in the
County Courts and Debts more speedily recovered which
Practice has occasioned many of her Maty's Subjects here to
leave the Province & repair to other Plantations where they
are far less serviceable to her Majesty and her Revenue, and
more daily leaving the Province the Cost of suit often arising
to as much as the Debt besides the Expences of long journeys
& longer Attendance on the Provincial Court. Where there
are now very many Actions depending and little probability
they will be determined in any reasonable Time
Col Finley presents his Accompts of Arms &c Debate for
Limitting Provincial Court Jurisdiction The President & Col
Coursey not concuring