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212 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.
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L. H. J.
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By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
June the 1st 1715.
On reading the Bills proposed for Relief of Peter Sewall
and Ezekiel Parr
Resolved that in Order thereto it be provided in those Bills
that in Case their Creditors do not in three Months' Time give
good Security to the respective Sheriffs of Calvert and Cecil
County in whose Custody they are for their Maintenance Viz.
at ten Pounds of Tobo p Day besides reasonable Cloathing the
said Peter Sewall and Ezekiel Parr be by the said Sheriffs of
Calvert and Cecil Counties discharged from their Imprisonment.
Signed p Order. W Bladen Clk Council.
Thereupon the same is committed for Amendment.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Seven O'Clock.
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Thursday Morning 2d June 1715.
The House met according to Adjournment. Present as on
Yesterday.
Then was read the Proceedings of this House on Yester-
day
Proposed by a Member whether it be not for the Advantage
of the County to offer his Excy a Sum of Money for the Seals
and transcribing Duplicates for Great Britain of the Laws
made and revised this Sessions Tobacco being scarce and of
great Value and the Levy like to be very heavy this Year by
Reason of the long Sitting of this Session.
The following Message was prepared thereupon and ordered
to be entered Viz.
By the House of Delegates
2d June 1715
May it please your Excellency
The Business of this Sessions being as we hope near a
Conclusion we humbly propose for your Excellency's Accep-
tance 250 £ Ster. to be allowed in the publick Levy this Year
in Satisfaction of what shall accrue due to your Excellency
for sealing, sending, and transcribing Duplicates of all the
Laws made & revised this Sessions for Great Britain as by
your Instructions you are required. And tho' Tobacco is of
great Value we pray your Excy having a Regard to the low
Circumstances of this Province will be pleased to accept
thereof. We have made an Entry on our Journal that your
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