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tions we admire you should now insist upon regulating the
Act for limiting Officers ffees, having formerly agreed to refer
that Matter to the Arrival of a Captain General which as it
cannot be expected will be long so it will also be the most
proper and convenient Time to settle those Fees and there-
fore we propose that the Law be renewed as heretofore lest
for Want thereof the Officers be obliged to prosecute Actions
for their Fees to the great Oppression of the good People of
the Province We cannot consent to any Regulation of that
Law at this Time and therefore think it will be to no Purpose
to spend Time in Conferrence thereon
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl. Co.

Read in the House and referred for Consideration.
Ordered the following Message be entered

By the House of Delegates
25^th October 1711

Upon reading the Petition of M^r Joseph Lambert on Behalf
of M^r John Lillingston's Children, This House are of Opinion
that the whole forty Pounds of Tobacco p Poll ought to be
paid to M^r Lillingston's Children for that Year in which their
Father died, and on their Behalf pray the Honble President
and Council to order the Sheriff to pay the same to them
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to the Council p M^r John Mackall and M^r Thomas
Robins.
They return and say they delivered their Message.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

The Petition of several poor Debtors being again read and
debated it's Resolved a Bill be brought in to confirm and
ratify the Discharges of such poor Prisoners as actually were
discharged by Virtue of the late Act for Relief of poor Debtors
and that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill
for that Purpose
Ordered the Clerk of this House write to M^r Amos Garrett
to furnish M^r Richard Young with Rope to hoist the Flagg
and charge it to the publick Account
M^r Samuel Young the Treasurers Memorial being read
relating to his being sued as publick Treasurer about M^rs
Contee's Bills of Exchange protested praying Allowance for
his Costs
Ordered the Committee of Accounts [allow] 207 3 ^lb Tobacco
Upon reading the Message from the Council relating to the

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