82 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

U. H. J.
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Ezekiel Parr Resolved that in order thereto It be provided in
those Bills that in Case their Creditors do not in three
months time give Security to the Sherriffs of Calvert and
Cecil Countys for their maintenance Viz ten pounds of Tob^o
p diem besides reasonable Cloathing, the said Peter Sawell &
Ezekiel Parr be by the Sherriffs of Calvert & Cecil Countys
discharged from their Imprisonment

Which being drawn into a message was sent to the Dele-
gates together with the aforementioned Bills by the honble
Col Holland

The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

Thursday June the 2d 1715

The honble his Majesty's Council in Assembly Sate Pres-
ent as yesterday

Mr Mariartee & five more of the Delegates brought up the
following message Viz.

By the House of Delegates
2d June 1715

May It please your Excellency —
The Business of this Session being as we hope near a Con-
clusion we humbly propose for your Excellency's Acceptance
two hundd & fifty pounds Sterl to be allowed in the publick
Levy of this year in Satisfaction of what shall accrue due to
your Excellcy for sealing sending and transcribing Duplicates
of all the Laws made and revised this Session for Great
Brittain as by your Instructions you are Required
And tho Tob^o is of [no] great Value We pray your Excel-

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lency having a Regard to the Low Circumstances of this
Province will be pleased to accept thereof
We have made an Entry on our Journalls that your Excel-
lency shall be paid three thousd pounds of Tob^o by every
County of this Province for a Copy of the sd Laws when trans-
mitted and three thousand pounds of Tob^o for a Copy of the
same to be allowed in the publick Levy besides the Fee for
affixing the Seal to every such Copy and pray your Excellencys
Approbation.

Signed p order Tho! Macnemara Cl ho Del.

To which the following answer was sent by Mr Lloyd and
Col Tilghman Viz.