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Court house at Mount Calvert being Read, The Question is
put whether the Petition shall be Received or not.
Resolved in the Affirmative And that It be Recomended to
the Lower House, which is Accordingly so Endorsed and
sent to the Lower House by Col^o Addison who Returns & Says
he Delivered it.
Col John Mackall & five Others bring from the Lower
House the foll^o message.

By the Lower House of Assembly May the 2^nd 1718
May it Please Your Honours
In answer to your Message by Esq^r Brooke and three other
Members of Your House We have app^td Coll John Mackall
M^r James Lloyd M^r W^m Turbutt Capt Henry P. Jowles Major
Tho^s Emerson and M^r Nathan^ll Dare to Joyn the Members of
your House in a Conference on the Representation of the
Clergy Who are ready to attend And Desire your Hon^rs will
be pleased to Appoint the Members of Your House that are to
Joyn them and the Time of meeting.
Signed p order
Mic. Jenifer Cl. Lo. House

U. H. J.

Whereupon the following message is Prepared.
By the Uper house of Assembly May 2^d 1718

Gent

In answer to your message by Col^o Mackall & five others
Relating to a Conference on the Represent of the Clergy this
house has appointed Col. W^m Holland, Col Young, & Col^o
Addison to Joyn the members appointed by your house at Six
of the Clock this Evening in the Library
Signed p order Jn^o Beard Cl. Up Ho.

Sent p the Gent Appointed of this house on the Conference.
M^r John Fendall & M^r John Baker from the lower house
with the foll^o Engrost bills, viz.
A Bill to Confirm the Last will & Testam^t of Elizabeth
Devegh dec^d &c.
A Bill Reviving an Act of Assembly Entituled an Act for
Relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Ag-
grievances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law. Read &
Assented to by that house.
And being Read are Assented to by this House & Philemon
Lloyd Esq^r Sent to Acquaint the lower house thereof. The
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