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The said Gentlemen return & say they have delivered their
Message
Whereupon Mr Speaker and the Members of the House of
Delegates came & attended his Excellcy in Council and Saw
the said Act Entttuled a most joyful & just Recognition of the
immediate & undoubted Succession and right to the Crown
of Great Brittain & of the Kingdoms & Dominions thereunto
belonging Sealed with the great Seal used in this Province
and Assented to by his Excellcy the Governour on behalf of
our Sovereign Lord the King

U. H.J.

And then Mr Speaker & the Delegates took leave & with-
drew to their House

The Petition of the generality of the Freeholders on the
South side of Potapsico River in Baltimore County praying
they may be united to Ann Arundel County by making
Potapsico River & the main Branch thereof the Bounds to
divide the sd County

Being read & thought reasonable is referred to the Con-
sideration of the House of Delegates & sent to them by John
Hall Esqr
The Petition of Mr Philip Freeman Read & ordered to lye
on the Table until the Law relating to the Sherriff's Office is
revised And that the Matter of Sherriff's taking forbearance
be then considered

Major Hicks with his Council & Mr John Brannock of
Council with Benjamin Woodward of Dorchester County
according to the order of yesterday appeared And the Bill
for reinvesting Mary & Ann Seward Daughters & Coheir-
esses of Wm Seward late of Dorchester County deceased Son
& Heir of George Seward formerly of the said County in a
certain Tract of Land in Dorchester County called Sectar
being again read at the Board and both Partys being heard
thereto And It being offered that the Petitioners were reliev-
able in the High Court of Chancery by scire facias against the
Assignees of the original Patentee to shew Cause why the
Patent should not be vacated

His Excellcy is pleased to propose to the Board whither they
think it further adviseable the Bill should be further proceeded
on at this Board or that the Petitioners should be directed to

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apply to the Court of Chancery in order to vacate the Patent
The Board are of opinion that where there is relief to be
had in the Court of Chancery the Petitioners ought to seek it
there before they apply to the General Assembly And since
the Law has pointed out a Method for vacating the sd Patent
It is not adviseable for the General Assembly to interpose

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