The Lower House. 255

Cooke at the finishing the Magazine out of the three pence p
hh^d for Arms and ordered the foll^o Message be prepared viz:

By the lower House of Assembly May the 6^th 1718.
May it please your Excy & Hon^rs
On reading and Considering the peticon of Thomas Cooke
referr'd from your House and also upon the work done to the

L. H.J.

Magazine for Arms and examining his Accounts whereby We
find that he has expended much more than was to be paid him
by the Originall Contract We have resolved that the sume of
One hundred pounds Sterling more than what is already
raised be allowed and paid to the said Cooke at the finishing
the said Magazine out of the three pence p hh^d for Arms &c^a
with which We desire your Excy & Honours Concurrence.
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl: Lo. Ho:

And Sent to the upper House by M^r Tyler & Coll Ward.
They return and Say they Delivered it.
Ordered that Charles Carroll Esq^r the late Agent for the
Lord Baltemore attend this House imediately to give what
Informⁿ he is capable of whether the Lord Benedict late deced
or his Ex^rs ever Signified their Accept^e of the twelve Pence p
hh^d which was continued by an Act made in June 1715 till the
29^th day of September following and was to be paid to the Said
Lord Benedict on the Same Consideracons his Father had
before accepted the Same.
M^r Tyler has the leave of this House to go home for that
one of his Children is now dangerously ill.
This House at the request of Maj^r Ja^s Phillips tax the fees
on his Bill viz:

P. 75

To the Honble the Speaker
To the Clerk
to be paid by the Said Major James Phillips

£6: 0:0
3: 0:0

The house also proceed to tax the fees on the Severall Bills
following to the hon^ble Speaker and the Clerk of this House
viz.

P. 76

On Benjaman Howard's Bill to the honble Speaker
To the Clerk
to be paid by Benj. Howard

2.. 0..0
1.. 0..0

On the Bill for confirming Eliz^a Devegh's Will
to the honble Speaker

3.. 0..0

To the Clerk
To be paid by Abraham Taylor and Capt. Dollahide

I..10..0