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made Use of in private Dealings would not be accounted fair;
wherefore your humble Petitioners pray your Honours to take
Care to support the Honour of the Province and that Justice
may be done by allowing your Petitioners a just Compensation
for the Rent of all their said Houses and that the said House
may be delivered into their Possession forthwith. And they
shall ever pray for the Prosperity of your Honours and the
Province
Charles Carroll
W. Bladen
Indorsed

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

Read in Council and recommended to the mature Con-
sideration of the House of Delegates
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Council

Read and ordered the following Answer be sent Viz.

By the House of Delegates
Nov^r 11^th 1713.

This House have maturely considered the Petition of M^r
Charles Carroll and M^r William Bladen and Resolve Nemine
contradicente no further Allowance be made them on Account
of Rent heretofore accruing for the Houses where the publick
Arms are now kept
Signed p Order Evan Jones D. Cl. Ho. Del.

Bill confirming and making good and valid a certain De-
mise of Robert Smith Esq^r to Matthew Mason.

By the House of Delegates
9^br 11^th 1713

Read and the Objections offered by Richard Bennett Esq^r
against passing this Bill being heard Resolved nemine con-
tradicente the Bill do pass.
Signed p Order Evan Jones D. Cl. Ho. Del.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

Sent up to the Council by M^r Solomon Wright, and M^r
Charles Wright who return and say they delivered the Bill.
Col^o Tilghman from the Council enters the House and
delivers M^r Speaker ingrossed Bill impowering Justices to
regulate Bounds of Parishes Indorsed

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