The Lower House. 511

By the Lower house of Assembly
July 26th 1716.

May It please your Honrs
On reading the latter part of your Message of the 25th in-
stant by the Honble John Hall Esqr about the Supplementary
bill to the Act releiveing the Inhabitants of this Province from
some Aggrievances in the prosecution of Suits at law, Wee
are of opinion that since the legislature of this province has
thought it fitt the advantage of the Inhabitants by that Act to
restrain any Plants from sueing their debitors being Inhabitants
in the Provincial Court where the debt and demand does not
Exceed 5000£ Tob^o or 20ll that there is as much reason by the
Supplementary bill proposed to restrain the defend'5 from
removeing such suits by Habeas Corpos to the Provincial in
order to gratifye their litigious temper and weary out the
Plantif with great charges and long attendance who is obliged
to bring his action in the County court and not Elce where,
and where the Pltf not for seeing the removeal must be pre-
sumed to have provided for Tryall, and that therefore the
Supplementary bill proposed can be thought a greater Inva-
sion on the Birth right of the Subjects whereby the defendant
is to be restrained from removeing the suite before tryal than
to Prevent the Pltf from bringing it where he pleases and
therefore hope your Honrs will agree to the Supplementary
bill proposed.
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl Lo. ho.

Sent to the Upper house by Col Mackall, Mr Hill Mr Bran-
nock Mr Hopkins Mr Richd Warfield Mr Hanson Mr Pollard
and Capt Codd.
They return and say they delivered it
Phil Lloyd Esqr from the Upr house delivers Mr Speaker the
following message (Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
July 26th 1716.
Gent.
Wee desire that the delegates of the several Countys If
they can will lett us know what Tobacco has been raised in
their Respective County levyes the last year 1715, for defray-
ing the charge of Squirrells and Crows heads some of the
Clerks not haveing returned their County leavies
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Upr Ho:.

Col Addison from the Upr house delivers Mr Speaker the
following message (Viz)

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