The Lower House. 409

The Petition of the Vestry of King and Queen's Parish in
St. Mary's County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to repeal
an Act of Assembly made in 1706 for uniting New Port Hun-
dred then Part of King and Queen's Parish to W^m and Mary's
Parish in Charles County or for adding to the said King and
Queen's Parish what will make Amends out of W^m & Mary's
and AU Faith's in said County of Saint Mary's being read and

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fully debated, Is referred to the Consideration of the next
Sessions of Assembly.
Ordered That John Rousby Esq^r retain in his Hands, to
make him full Satisfaction for the Goods he sent for to Great
Britain in 1712 for the Publick and for his Trouble and
Charges he was at about the same the Sum of £50 out of the
publick Stock this present year.

The House adjourns to One O'Clock in the Afternoon

Then the House being called over met again Present as
in the Morning, and then M^r John Fendall appeared.
An Aggrievance about Negroes and Slaves referred to this
Sessions is further referred to the Consideration of next
Assembly, Nemine contradicente
A Bill permitting the Inhabitants of this Province to sue out
Writs when Pits. & appear and give Judgm^t wⁿ Defts. in the
sev^l Courts thereof in their own proper Psoiis.
Read and referred to the Consideration of the next As-
sembly.
M^r Samuel Worthington from the Committee of Laws brings
in a Bill for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggrievances in Prosecution of Suits at Law. Read
the first and 2^nd Time by especial Order and ordered to be
thus endorsed Viz.

By the House of Delegates
Monday 28^th June 1714

Read the first and second Time by especial Order and will
pass.
Signed p Order Tho. Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Honble Council by M^r Garrett, Capt. Mari-
arte Capt. Scott, M^r Stoddart, Capt. Ennalls and Major Wool-
ford.
They return and say they delivered the Bill.
Col^o William Holland and Col^o Sam^l Young from the Hon-
ble Council enter the House and deliver M^r Speaker the fol-
lowing Message Viz.

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