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you think proper, Wee observe to you that altho in the direc-
tion the Lord Propry's Guardian is named, yet it is to the Lord
Propry in his politique Capacity Wee address our selves.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr house.

And also the address therein mentioned which being read
is Ordered to be laid on the Table for a second reading.
L^t Col Richard Tilghman and Col Thomas Smith from the
Upper house deliver Mr Speaker the following Message (Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
July 28th 1716

In answer to your Message on Thursday last by Col Hos-

L. H. J.

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kins and three other of your house Wee offer that as it is
Evident the people think it a Benefit to be prosecuted in the
Countyes where they live Wee cannot believe that they will
think it their interest to remove their Causes to a Superior
Court unless in extraordinary cases which they ought not to
be debarred of and since that the act of Assembly for speedy
recovery of debts has been in practice near twenty years and
no general Complaint made of the Inconveniency you now
start, Wee are unwilling to putt a stop to the process of the
Common law Which is every mans birth right and therefore
desire you will not further insist on this matter
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr ho:

The house Adjournes till one a Clock in the afternoon

The house being called over was present as in the morning
Then the house proceeded to consider of the Message of
the 24th instant sent from the Upper house by the Honble
Thomas Brooke Esqr and nine others in answer to which the
following message was prepared, which was ordered to be
Entred as follows.

By the Lower house of Assembly
July 28th 1716.

May It please your Exncy and Hon^rs
The purport of your Message of the 24th Instant by the
Honble Thos Brook Esqr and nine others of the Honble members
of the Upper house requireing the utmost Deliberation has
been the Reason that the answering the Same has been so
lung deferred, This house haveing Considered of the two

proposalls thereby made by order of the Right Honble the

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