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wherewith he had to Exercise his charity It has been extensive
and conspicuous even to the maintenance of some whole
Familys, and to other pious & Charitable uses the Benefitt of
which altho he now reaps in Heaven yet his poor Children
want it here on Earth.
The only design of this therefore is humbly to offer unto
your Honours whether or not a legal Induction gives right to
the 40 p poll of that year in which It is made and if so then
yearly & every year during the Life of the Incumb^t as more-

U. H. J.

over that the better part of that year for which We claim the
40 p poll was expired before the Death of the s^d M^r Lilling-
ton that is if the 40 p poll becomes due from the taking the
Taxables (which your Petitioner believes it does) then the dec^d
served ten, if only from Novem^r Court then six months all
which your Petitioner humbly leaves to your discretional
Judgem^t and Determination hoping that your Honours will
be pleased to order your Petitioner the full paym^t of the 40 p
poll for the year 1709 as af^d as being Exec^r as af^d
And your Petitioner as in Duty
bound shall ever pray &c
Joseph Lambert

By the House of Delegates
October the 25^th 1711

Upon reading the Petition of M^r Joseph Lambert on behalf
of M^r Lillingston's Children This House are of opinion the
whole 40 pds of tob^o p poll ought to be payd to M^r Lilling-
ston's Children for that year in which their Father dyed and
on their behalf pray the honble Presid^t & Council to order the
Sheriff to pay the same to them
Signed p Order R Dallam Cl Ho Del.

Ordered the said Message and Petition lye upon the Table
for further Consideration
And then the Board adjourned until nine of the Clock to
morrow morning

Fryday October the 26th 1711
The Council Sate Present as yesterday
M^r Greenfield and three other members bring from the
House of Delegates —

p. 700

A Bill reviving and continuing the Militia Act and supply-
ing some Defects therein
A Bill appointing how long suspected Runaways shall lye
in Prison

p. 701