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not believe they will think it their Interest to remove their
Causes to a Superiour Court unless in extraordinary Cases
Which they ought not to be debarred of And since that the
Act of Assembly for Speedy Recovery of Debts has been in
practice near twenty years & no General Complaint made of
the Inconveniencie you now Start We are unwilling to put a
Stop to the Common Law Which is every Man's Birth Right

U. H. J.

And therefore desire you will not further insist on this matter
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up ho.

Sent by Col Tilghman & Col Smith
The Bill for the better security of the Peace & Safety of his
Lordship's Governmt & the Protestant Interest within this
Province Was Read the first Time and the following Remarks
made by this House thereupon, Viz. That the Appropriation
of the Fines in the Law is not Sufficiently expressed And
theretore It is desired It may be applyed to the Benefitt of
Free Schools, And that there wants a Clause to be added that
in Case any Person who holds an Office or Trust in this prov-
ince And has taken the Oaths Enjoined by Law shall after-
wards be present at any Popish Assembly Conventicle or
meeting and hear Mass or Receive the Sacramt in that Com-
munion He shall not only forfeit his Office & incur the penalty
in this Act limitted but also be incapable of taking holding or
Executing any other Commission in this Province until He
shall be publickly reconciled to the Church of England &
Receive the Communion therein. And further in regard his
Lordship may not Suffer in his private Estate It is Recom-
mended that an Exemption be made in this Act It shall not
extend to the Collection of his Lordship's Rents or to the
granting his Lands or other his Lordship's private Affairs no
ways relating to the publick until his Lordship's Pleasure is
further known but to all matters & Things relating to the
Governmt

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And the sd Bill with several Proposals for advancing the
publick Credit being Read & approved by this House were
sent to the Lower House by Col Coursey Col Ennalls Col
Young Mr Hall Col Whittington & Col Smith
The Bill for laying an Additional Duty of four pounds
Currt p poll on Negros & Irish Servants being Read at the
Board was Endorsed as followeth Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716

This Bill read in this House the first Time and will pass
with these Amendmts Viz.

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