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

L. H. J.

The Pet⁰ of M^r Thomas Reynolds is further referred till
ffriday next and resolved it shall then be Determined.
M^r Richard Warfield is added to the Com⁶ of Elections and
Priveledges.
Coll: Holland Coll: Young and Esq^r Lloyd deliver M^r
Speaker the Bill for repealing the Act to prevent the growth of
Popery thus endorst viz:

By the upper House of Assembly Ap' the 30^th 1718.

Read the first and Second times and will pass with this
Amendment made viz^t (Chap: the fourth) after menconing
the Statute
Signd p Order Jn^o Beard Cl up ho:

Which was read in this house w^th the amendm^t proposd &
past for engrosing w^ch was so endorst & sent to the Com^e
of Laws to be engrost.
Brought down from the Comittee of Laws by Coll: Mackall
a Bill reviving an Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this
Province from some Aggrievances &c, which was read and
ordered to be thus endorst viz:

By the lower House of Assembly Aprill the 30^th 1718.

Read the first and Second Times by especial Order and
will pass
Signed p Order Mic: Jenifer Cl Low House.

& sent to the upper House by Cap^t ffendall & Cap^t Baker,
they return & say they delivered it.
Esq^r Brooke & Esq^r Hall from the upper house deliver M^r
Speaker the followipg Message viz:

By the upp^r House of Assembly
Aprill 30^th 1718.
Gent.

p. 39

His Excy having laid before this House part of a Letter to
him from his L^pp the Lord Prop^ry dated the 16^th Day of Nov^r
1717 relating to the Eight p Cent deducted out of his L^pps
revenue of the Eighteen pence p hh^d in his L^ps Words viz:
We are well Satisfyed with the Reason of the Assembly's
postponing the restoring us the Eight p Cent which was with-
out our Knowledge deducted out of that part of our Revenue,
for which We gave up our Quit rents and alienation ffines.
His Excy declares to this House their L^ps expect to be re-
stored to the said Eight p Cent having given so valuable a
Consideracon for it as the Quit Rents and Alienacon fines.