140 Assembly Proceedings, April 22-May 10, 1718.

U. H. J.

to make their Defence) we Desire to be Informed, who pre-
ferred it last Sessions, or whether there be any of your House
Concerned in the Prosecution thereof, which if there be, De-
sire they may appear to Prosecute.
Signed p order John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent down to the Lower House by John Hall Esq^r Who
Returns & Says he Delivered it.

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M^r John Brannock brings from the Lower House the fol-
lowing Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly

Aprill the 28^th 1718.
May it Please yo^r Exc^y & Honours
M^r Brannock as a Representative for Dorchester County
Exhibited the Petition last Sessions to this house, who has the
Petition Signed by the Proper Hands of the Persons Subscrib-
ing, and therefore waits on your Exc^y & Honours to make
good the Complaint.
Signed p order Mic. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

M^r Tobias Pollard and M^r Peter Taylor bring from the
Lower house the Petition of John Brannock on behalf of
Thomas Brannock a minor seting forth that he is possessed of
a Tract of Land Cont. four hundred Acres lying in Dorchester
County, that his Father Edm^d Brannock poss^d the s^d Land
Peaceably Twenty Years, That John Long entered into the s^d
Land by Force & Arms & fell Timber & other Trees, That the
s^d John Brannock on behalf of the s^d minor made Complaint
to the Justices of Dorchester County according to the Form
of the Statute, that the Jury thereon Impanelled found the s^d
Long Guilty of Entring into the said Land and the Pet^r prayed
Restitution Accordingly, but the Justices Refused the same &
ordered the Pet^r to pay the Costs. Whereupon he Prays
Relief.
Which was Endorsed by the Lo Ho viz.

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By the Lower House of Assembly

April the 28^th 1718.
May It please yo^r Excy & Honours.
On reading the within Petition for that it seems the matters
Complained of are against some of the Justices of Dorchester
County Court for misfeazance in their Office the same is