504 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

And thereupon a motion was made that the Question be
putt whether an additional duty of 6d p hhd of Tobo to be
exported out of this Province shall be granted to the R^t Honble
the Lord Propry in full Satisfaction of all his Land rents in
Tobo and fines for alienations or that the Countrey shall farme
the Rents reserved in Tobo at 2d p £ at the rate of the yearly
rent of 300" Ster and 67000" of Toboas proposed to Mr Darnall.

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Resolved that the additional duty of 6d be granted by
Majority of Votes And then on a Motion made by a Member
of this house Suggesting that the Lord Proprys of this Province
when they had the Government did usually maintain and
Support the Gent of the Council or Upr House out of the
Revenue given them for Support of Government It is

Ordered that the Cofnittee of Laws Inspect into the Laws
and Journalls of Assembly in those times and report to the
house how that matter stood, and these Gent were then
provided for.

And the Answering the said Message brought down by the
Honble Thomas Brooke Esqr & nine others of the Upr house
this morning is referred till that Report is made.
On reading the petition of Alexander Mackay of Cecill
County praying leave to bring in a bill for supplying the
defects of a Certain deed to him made from Robert Hughes,
It is,
Ordered that the same be Referred to the Consideration of
the Cofnittee of aggrievances, and make their report thereon
to this house with all Convenient speed.
Ordered that Majr Willson and Mr James Lloyd goe along
with John Rousby Esqr Naval officer of Pattuxent to the
Upper house to see him prove his accounts.
They Return and say they see him prove the same.
The Petition of Richard Manning referred from the 29th
day of Aprill 1715 to be considered the 4th day of this Sessions
is further referred under the order then made thereon till the
4th day of next Session and the partyes Concerned are to
appear then for the House has resolved to proceed then to
the Consideration of the said Petition and allegations.
Mr Joseph Hill from the Comittee of accounts delivers Mr
Speaker Jn^o Rousby Esqrs accounts of the 3d p hhd for pur-
chasing arms and Ammunition for the defence of the Province
thus Endorsed.
By the Comittee of Accounts
July the 24th 1716

On examination of the within account Tis humbly Reported
to the Lower house of Assembly that this Comittee finds it to