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publick untill his Lordships pleasure is further known but to
all matters and things relateing to the Government
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Upr ho :
On Consideration whereof the following Endorsment was
ordered to be made thereon (viz)
By the Lower house of Assembly
July 28th 1716
May it please your Honrs
Your Endorsment on this bill being Considered, wee
readily agree to the two first amendments thereby proposed
as being highly necessary for the due execution of the said
Law, but the third and last amendment as proposed will give
a greater liberty than has been given by the Act made in the
first year of the Reigne of his present Majesty entituled an
Act repealing a Clause in an Act of Assemby entituled an act
for restablishment of Religious Worship within this Province
and also appointing the oath of Abjuration to be taken within
this Province and another act requireing the agent of the
Lord Baltemore to certifie into the Secretary's office the
Instructions and Conditions of Plantations with the fees by
them Demanded and obligeing his Lordships Deputy Sur-
veyors to qualifye themselves according to law which we pray
your Honours will be referred to, on perusal of which it is
hoped your Honrs will not further insist on the said 3d pro-
posed amendment, but if any Expedient can be found for the
giveing any Just and reasonable latitude therein without
running Counter to those laws which wee are not willing to
give up wee shall readily agree thereto, wee also propose that
the penalty of 500l mentioned in the Bill be reduced to half.
Signed p order. Tho: Macnemara Clk: Lo: Ho :
Sent to the Upr house by Mr Stoddert, Capt ffendall, Capt
Jowles & Mr Pollard.
They return and say they delivered the bill
The said Col Coursey with 4 other delivered Mr Speaker
the bill for laying an additional duty of 4ll p poll on negroes
and Irish Servants thus Endorsed (Viz).
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