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Sent to the Council by M^r Woolford and M^r Brookes who
return & say they delivered the same.
Samuel Young and John Hall Esq^rs enter the House and
deliver M^r Speaker a Law relating to the ffines on Ordinary
Licenses and the following Message Viz.

By the Honble President and Council in Assembly
Nov. 11^th 1713

We have received your Message by Major Sprigg and five
others and tho' we cannot but think it very strange you
should refuse the Conferrence desired by this Board for want
whereof we find you persist in the Mistake asserted in your
Address to her Majesty relating to the ffines on Ordinary
Licenses yet we cannot believe we ought, notwithstanding your
Desire to press us, no further neglect giving you to under-
stand, that altho' you have averred that the said Fines on
Ordinary Licenses were, always Temporary and reserved in
the Power of the Country to dispose of the Law therefore
never having been perpetual, we find there was a perpetual
Law made Anno 1695 appropriating the said Fines to the
Secretary of this her Majesty's Province of Maryland for the
Time being and send you the said Law for your Perusal where-
fore we desire you to consider whether such an Address will
become the Reputation of your House for which you may
perceive we have no small Regard
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Which is referred till to Morrow Morning for Answer thereto.
Col^o Tilghman from the Council enters House and delivers
M^r Speaker the following Bills Viz. with the following Message
relating to M^r Carroll's and M^r Bladen's Petition.

Bill for reviving an Act prohibiting the Importation of Bread
Beer &^ta Indorsed

By the Council in Assembly
9^ber 11^th 1713

Read the first and second Times and will pass.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Indorsed
By the House of Delegates
Eodem Die

Read again and past with Amendments for ingrossing.
Signed p Order Evan Jones D. Cl. Ho. Del.

L. H. J.
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