The Lower House. 177

By the Council in Assembly
Nov. 12^th 1712

Upon reading your Message by M^r Hill and five other
Members with the Bill for vesting Seward's Heirs in a certain
Tract of Land in Dorchester County called Sectar we must
assert our Opinion that your Indorsment thereon is not
Parliamentary, but mistaken, and what is hinted by you of
reading a Bill not past the last Parliament or a new Bill on in-
stalling the Speaker is no Rule for sending up a Bill to the
Upper House with sundry Indorsments made by the last
Parliament, but it must begin anew. Vid. Coke's Jurisdiction
of Courts, Tit. Parliam^t fol. 27 and 28 And now as to the
Substance of the Bill we have fully debated it at this Board
and will not take upon us to pass any Act to dispose of the
Lord Proprietary's Lands or direct his Grants thereof; and
therefore refer Seward's Heirs to take their Course at Law to
oblige the Lord Proprietary to do them Justice in Case it has
been denied them.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Ingrossed Bill settling Baltimore County Court House
Ingrossed Bill against Ordinary Keepers entertaining Sailors.
These two Bills Read and severally indorsed

12^th Nov. 1712
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates and
Signed p Order R. Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Council by M^r Mariartee and M^r Clagett.
They return and say they delivered the Bills.
John Hall Esq. enters the House and delivers M^r Speaker
Ingrossed Bill confirming a Deed from Edward Hancox to
Sir Thomas Johnson

Ingrossed Bill for Naturalization of Samuel Guichard. sev-
erally indorsed

Nov^r 12^th 1712

Read & assented to by her Majesty's Honble Council in
Assembly &
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council.

The Honble M^r Secretary Lloyd enters the House and de-
livers M^r Speaker Ingrossed Bill settling Baltimore County
Court House at Joppa.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41