The Upper House. 83

By his Excellency the Governour & Council in Assembly
June the 2d 1715

Gentlemen —
In answer to your Proposal by Mr Mariartee & others this
Board do concur with your House that the Sum of two hundd
& fifty pounds Sterl be allowed in the publick Levy and paid
this year to the Keeper of the Great Seal in Satisfaction of his
dues for sealing sending and transcribing Duplicates of all
Laws made & revised this Session for Great Brittain And
that the several Countys of this Province pay unto the sd
Keeper of the Great Seal for a Copy of the sd Laws when
transmitted to them three thousand pounds of Tob^o Each
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

The Board adjourned for two hours

Post Meridiem
The Council Sate Present as in the morning

U. H. J.

Major Ward & Mr Wright brought from the Delegates a
Bill for the Relief of Ezekiel Parr of Cecil County. Read in
their House the first & second times & Endorsed will pass

Which being read at this Board & some Amendments made
thereto was Endorsed Will pass & sent to the Delegates by
L^t Col Young

The Journal of the Committee of Accompts being read was
assented to by his Excellency the Governour and Council &
sent to the Delegates

Col Macall & Mr Holdsworth brought up a Bill for the
Relief of Peter Sawell a languishing Prisoner in Calvert
County Read by the Delegates the first & second times and
Endorsed Will pass was sent to the House by Mr Hall

Major Woolford & three more brought up from the Dele-
gates a Bill ascertaining the Gauge & Tare of Tobo Hhds &
to prevent cropping & defacing tob^o taken on Board Ships or
Vessels upon freight and for laying impositions on Tobo p the
hhd for the Support of Government And for the Encouraging
Settlements in this Province by ascertaining the manner of
paying the Alienation Fines and Quitt Rents to the Lord
Proprietary of this Province upon the Conditions therein
mentioned

Read in their House the first & second times by especial
order And Will pass. And being so Endorsed was sent to
the House by the honble Col Lloyd and Col Coursey

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