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cellency was pleased to ask the Council if they apprehended
anything therein prejudicial to any of her Majesty's Subjects
in Great Brittain
They say they cannot conceive that any thing therein can
be of Prejudice to any of her Majesty's Subjects in Great
Brittain. But that there seems to be a great Inconveniency
in the s^d Law as It now stands. For that if the Creditor has
his Debtor's Obligation for two hundred & fifty pounds, & all
is paid but a Sum under twenty pounds Now by the Words
of this Law the Plaintiff if he sues in the Provincial Court
will be non Suit the just debt being under twenty pounds in
mony, & so in Tob^o and if he sues in the County Court which
have not Jurisdiction above £100 Sterl or 30000^l tob^o It
will not take Cognizance thereof so that the Creditor therein
is wholly without remedy
Wherefore the Question was put whither the reviving Bill
should pass or that the Act should be revised with a proper
Clause added to Supply the af^d Defect in Justice

U. H. J.

Wherefore It was recommended to the Delegates to revise
the s^d Law and add a Supplementary Clause and the Bill
being so Endorsed was sent to the House by L^t Col Young
& L^t Col Addison
Then was read at the Board Viz

The humble Representation of the Clergy of Maryland con-
cerning the State of the Province, the Church thereof in
answer to certain Questions proposed by his Excellency the
Governour to them

May It please your Excellency
We the Clergy of the Church of England in the Province
of Maryland return your Excell our unfeigned Thanks for this
signal proof of your Excellency's Care for the Church & in
obedience to your Commands present you with a View of our
Parishes and Churches as perfect as possibly we could Every
one of us applying his own Care of Each of your Excellency's
Proposals And upon the Whole we find that according to the
Tenour of —
Article I^st That God Almighty is duly served throughout
this Province according to the Book of the Common Prayer
in every Parish where there is an Incumbent every Sunday
and in many Every holiday. The Blessed Sacrament is admin-
istred according to the Rights of the Church of England.
There are in most Parishes a Sufficient Number of churches
It were to be wished the Parishioners would take a little better
Care to put some in better order & Decency Glebes are

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