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They return and say they delivered the same
Bill for reinvesting Seward's Heirs to Land in Dorchester
County. Read and Ordered to be indorsed.

By the House of Delegates 1^st Novemb^r 1710
Read the second Time and will pass
R. Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Moved that a Message be sent to the Council concerning a
Prisoner in the Goal at Annapolis under Sentence of Death.
Which being prepared and approved is ordered to be entered
as followeth.

By the House of Delegates I^st Nov. 1710

Upon Information to this House that there lies a Prisoner
named Elizabeth Williams under Sentence of Death in her
Majesty's Goal at Annapolis. And the House having consid-
ered the Nature of her Crime, in her Behalf humbly move the
Honble Council to extend her Majesty's Grace and Favour to
the said Prisoner and grant her a Pardon if to them it shall
seem meet; which will Prevent a great Charge to the Province
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

The aforegoing Bill and Message Gent to the Council by

M^r Hudson, Cap' Jowles, M^r Harris and M^r Pearce. They
return and say they delivered the same
The Committee of Accounts enter the House and deliver
M^r Speaker their Journal. Which being read in the House
Ordered it be indorsed.
1^st November 1710 Read & assented to by the House of
Delegates. Signed p Order. Rich⁰ Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Sent up to the Honble Council by M^r Phillips M^r Hill and
M^r Bradford. They return and say they delivered the same
Committee of Aggrievances enter the House and report it
as an Aggrievance that some of the Naval Officers of this
Province charge different Fees for one and the same Services
where the Law has settled no Fees for such Services by which
Rule they may charge what they please especially where they
meet with an ignorant Man in Trade.
Resolved it is an Aggrievance and referred till next Session
of Assembly for their Consideration.
Ordered That the several Naval Officers and Collectors of
this Province attend this House at their first Meeting the next
Session of Assembly and lay before this House a true and

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