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They return and say they delivered it
Then the house proceeded to consider of the order made
the 7th of May 1715 last about a place to build a new Court
house for Cecill County on with the Sherriffs return thereof,
which was ordered to be entred as follows viz.

To the Honble Assembly within mentioned.
I Certifie that according to the within order to me directed
I affixed notes at the several publick places as within required
to give notice to the people of the within mentioned County

L. H. J.

to meet at the day and place within appointed for to give
their ffree votes where a new Court house should be built in
the said County at which day and place some of the people
did meet and the Majority of voices then was for the head or
fiorck of Elk River as by the pole Bill hereunto annext may
appear. So answers
Roger Larramore Sherr.

But for as much as the members of the said County declared
that both partys that voted for the fforck of Elk river and
Broxton point did it in Contradiction one to the other rather
than designeing any conveniencey to the County in general
and for that a due Decorum was not observed in takeing the
poll; and also for that many of the Inhabitants were absent
when the same was taken, And whereas it is also represented
that the generality of the free holders of the said County are
against both the said places, It is therefore Ordered the said

Return be rejected and the said order made on the 7th of May

1715 be renewed to be executed on the first tuesday of 7ber
next returnable to the next Sessions thereafter.
The petition of Thomas Randal and James Egerton praying
leave to bring in a bill to cutt off the Entayle of a tract of land
called Piscataway Containing 2400 Acres being read and the
Question putt whether the same shall be Rejected —
Resolved in the Affirmative.
A Bill supplying the defects in John Parramores Will was
read in this house a second time, and will pass and so Endorsed.
Then the house adjourns till one a clock in the afternoon

Then the House being called over was present as in the
morning
The Petition of Susannah Johnson of Ann Arundell County
praying leave to bring in a Bill to Supply some defects in
John Raymond her husbands will being read, is Referr'd to
the Com^ee of Aggrievances who are to Examine the truth of

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