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Province to redress a general aggrievance Complained of and
represented from all parts of this Province have (giveing way
to the hard circumstances of the Inhabitants) thought fitt to
oblige the Pltfs in any action not Exceeding 5000ll Tobo or
twenty pounds to sue in the County courts and not Else where
yet wee cannot think this aggrievance now proposed has any
Colour of being general or any ways foresee any greater
hardships to the Plts here then what his Majestys Subjects of
England lye under being obliged to follow their causes to the
Superior courts provided such habeas Corpus be duely
obtained (That is to say) the previous requisites performed in
order for the attainment thereof (viz) good security given to
abide the Superior courts Judgment and a Judges allowance
on the Back of the writ, and like wise that it is offered before
the Issue Joyned or any one Juror sworne in the lower Court,
and not for a less sume than limited, so that what you offer
wee conceive has no weight in Ball, with the other General
aggrievances of many people being brought to the Provincial
court where they have neither Neighbours or ffreinds to baill
them to their Great expence and Impoverishment but if it
should be granted because the legislature has thought fitt to
Enact the other for the defendants advantage and at their

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prayer yet wee think it will still be invadeing the Subjects
birth right to deny the defts the benefit of the Laws to favour
the plaintifs, especially when it is considered that it may often
happen that Plts interest in the County may be farr more
prevalent than the defendants, so that he cannot reasonably
expect an Impartial tryall there, and it is further observed that
since the people have desired to be sued in their own Countys
it is not likely they will remove any Suits unless there be
Especial cause which wee Can't see any reason to debarr
them of.

Signed p order. W. Bladen Clk. Upr Ho :

The Honble Thos Brooke Esqr from the Upr House delivers
Mr Speaker the petition of some of the Inhabitants of the
South side of Patapsco in Baltemore County praying to be
severed from Baltemore County & united to Ann Arundell
County Endorsed thus (viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
July the 26th 1716

The petition being thought reasonable by this House wee
doe recomend it to your house to admitt a bill to be brought

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