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ables) which your Petitioner believes it does then the Deceased
served ten, if only from November Court, then six Months.
All which your Petitioner humbly leaves to your discretional
Judgment and Determination hoping that your Honours will
be pleased to order your Petitioner the full Payment of the
forty p Poll for the year 1709 as aforesaid as being Executor
as aforesaid. And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall ever
pray &^ta Jos. Lambert

Which being read and debated it's the Opinion of the House
that M^r Lillingston's Orphan Children ought to have the Ben-
efit of the whole forty Pounds of Tobacco p Poll for that year
he died
Capt Richard Jones a Member for Ann Arundel County
enters the House
Magdalen Edmonson Petition read. The Consideration
thereof is referred till to Morrow Morning.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Ordered That she appear with her Council and Notice be
given Thomas Edmonson to appear with his Council if to him
shall seem meet
The Committee of Aggrievances enter the House and report
an Aggrievance relating to Wild Horses. Read and referred
to next Session of Assembly
John Hall Esq. and Col^{o
Greenberry enter the House and
brought with them an Account due to John Hamesteelman
which being here read and debated: It's resolved by the
House That the said Hamesteelman be allowed thirty Pounds
Current Money to be paid in Tobacco at the Rate of one
Penny p Pound. And recommended to the Committee of
Accounts for Allowance
Resolved and Ordered That Indian Harry on his Account
be allowed four hundred Pounds of Tobacco.
Colo
Greenberry and Mr Hall brought into the House the
Message relating to the Palatines. Indorsed.}

By the Council in Assembly October 27^th 1710

Her Majesty's Honble Council being likewise desirous to
encourage the said Palatines and make them as easy as possi-
bly they can do readily concur with the Resolve of the House
of Delegates. Signed p Order W. Bladen Cl. Ho. Del.

They also bring John [Hurst's] Petitition which was read and
referred for further Consideration.
Also John Rogers Petition Read and debated and he and
M^r Thomas Jones called into the House and examined

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