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They return & say they delivered it.
The Peticon of John Kirk praying to be reinstated in a
Parcell of Land taken away by a survey between John Steev-
ens and Maj^r Nic^o Sewall whereto the s^d Kirk was not made
a party was read and referr'd for further Consideracon.
Coll: Tilghman from the upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Bills viz:
Bill to enable Benj^a Howard to Sell Lands in Ann Arundell
County and for entailing other Lands in Baltemore County
thus endorst viz:

By the upp^r house of Assembly May I^st 1718.
Read the first Time in this House & will pass.
Sign'd p Order Jn^o Beard Cl up. Ho:

Which was read in this house & ordered to be thus endorst
viz.

Eodem die read & past for engrossing
Sign'd p Ord^r
M: Jenifer Clk. lo: ho:

and sent to the Come of Laws to be engrost
Bill for confirming Eliz^a Devegh's will thus Endorst, viz:

By the upper house of Assembly Aprill the 30^th 1718.

This Bill being read and the Q^r being put whether it shall
pass or not. Resolved by the Majority of Votes it pass.
Signed p Order John Beard Cl: up: ho:

L. H. J.

Which was read in this house and on a mocon that a Clause
be incerted in the said Bill Saving to the lawfull Heirs of the
said Eliz^a Devegh their Right in Case they make Good their
Claim in Seven Years,
Ordered the Bill be amended w^ch was Accordingly amended
& read w^th the Amendm^t propos'd and will pass w^ch was So
endorst & sent to the upper house by M^r Robins Cap^t Jowles &
Cap^t Dent. They return & say they delivered it
Bill for investing the right Heirs of Edward Day with an
Estate in Lands in Somerset County thus Endorst viz:

By the upper House of Assembly May the I^st 1718.
This bill being read a Second time it is thought reasonable
that if the Widow of Edward Day has Already had due notice

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