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a matter in his Lordships the Lord Proprietary's prerogative
yet to Gratifye the Petrs we Recomend the petition to your
recomendation where the place may be proper to build a new
Court house on for Calvert county and to prepare a short bill
Impowering the Justices of that County to purchase a reason-
able Quantity of Land to build the said Court house on and
to Leavye the necessary charges of the same
Signed p order W Bladen Cl. Upr ho:
And on full consideration and debate had thereon the said
petition is rejected
The house adjournes till one in the afternoon
And the house was then called over and the members were
present as in the forenoon
Mr Bordley from the Comittee of Laws delivers Mr Speaker
a bill for the Securely of the peace and Safety of his Lordships
Governmt and the Protestant Religion within this Province,
Which was read the first time and Comitted for amendment
The Report of the Comittee of Accounts of the 24th instant
on John Rousby Esqr his account of the 3d p hhd appropriated
for the purchasing armes and Amunition for defence of this
Province from the 9th of November 1707 to the 28th day of
October 1715 being reasumed was ordered to be again read.
And a motion made the Question was putt whether his
accounts as now Stated shall pass and be allowed of or not.
Resolved in the negative by Majority of Voices.
And thereupon It was ordered that the same be referred
for further consideration
The Honourable Col Coursey Col Wm Whittington and
Lt Col Richard Tilghman deliver Mr Speaker the following
Message, (Viz.)
By the Upr house of Assembly
July 26th 1716.
Gent.
In answer to your Message by Col Mackall and others It is
the opinion of this house that altho' the Legislature of the
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