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in that District till her Majesty's further order or Directions
from the Lord Treasurer
His Excellency is pleased to direct Mr Dansey to bring his
Account of the Revenue of 3d p hhd for Arms & of Fines &
Forfeitures in his district And lay them before the Board to
morrow morning by ten of the Clock The sd Mr Dorsey
withdrew

U. H. J.

Cap^t Mariartee and Mr Parran came with Mr John Rousby
Naval Officer of Patuxent & Saw him Sworn to his Accounts
of the 3d p hhd & 3d p Gallon on Rum and Wine.
The Bill for relief of Peter Sawell a Languishing Prisoner
in Calvert County being read
And Mr Charles Carroll being admitted to Speak to the
said Bill objects that heretofore there was a General Law
made for the relief of such Debtors which the Queen in coun-
cil thought fit immediately to repeal, And if such a Law
should be admitted of It would introduce a great many
Petitions for the like Laws and particularly that the Petitioner
has mortgaged two negros to Cap^t Hyde to whom he stands
indebted about fourscore pounds which negros he had both
mortgaged before & Since, and doubts not to make the same
appear true by Evidence in this Town, And therefore of all
men he says the Petitioner is least worthy of Commiseration.
Mr Carrol withdrew

His Excellency is pleased to say that if his Creditors have
no compassion yet in order to relieve him if his Freinds will
contribute sufficient thereto he will as he has before offered
give five pounds towards it
Mr Charles Wright & Major John Ward brought up a Bill
for the publication of all the Laws of this Province & for the
recording the same in the Secretary's Office as also for trans-
mitting the Journal of the House of Delegates into the said
Office
Mr Tyler & Seven more brought up the following Message

By the House of Delegates
May 13th 1715

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May It please your Excellency

Upon perusal of the 26th Article of her Majesty's Instruc-
tions to your Excellency concerning the 12d p hhd given for
the use & Support of the Governmt of this Province to be
applyed by your Excellency in the manner as in the sd Art-
icle is directed, And on perusal of the Accounts of John
Rousby Esqr one of the Officers that collected the three pence

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