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And Sent to the upper House by Col^o Hynson M^r Whitting-
ton M^r Baker M^r Waughop Cap^t Dent Col^o Maxwell Cap^t
Dollahide and M^r Taylor.
They return & say they delivered it.
CoP Addison from the upper house delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message viz:

By the upper house of Assembly May the 9^th 1718.

Gent. In answer to your Message by Col^o Mackall and
three others His Excy Acquaints this House that he has
Instruccons from the Crown which he is Comanded by his L^pp
to obey wherein he is instructed not to erect any new Court of
Judicature But forasmuch as he thinks what your House pro-
poses to be highly reasonable he will recomend it to their L^pps
to pass that act which he is willing to do Provided it be not in
force till twelve months or till his L^pps pleasure shall be further
known.
And We think it necessary th^t the same be represented to

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their L^pps from both Houses which may be proper to be done
in the remonstrance to their L^pps
Signed p Order Jn^o Beard Cl. up. ho:

Col^o Holland from the upper house delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message viz:

By the upp^r house of Assembly May the 9^th 1718.

Gent.
We Recomend to you that an Order be entred on your
Journall that the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Col^o W^m Holland Attorney of Col^o Nathaniel Blakiston One
hundred pounds Sterling as Agent for this province when the
year is expired.
Signed p Order Jn^o Beard Cl: upp^r H^o

Bill for Limiting of Accons was read with the Amendments
& past for engrosing and Sent to the Com^e of Laws to be
engrost.
Esq^r Lowe from the upper house delivers M^r Speaker the
proposalls of M^r Evan Jones for the printing the Laws of
this Province thus Endorst viz.

By the lower House of Assembly May the 9^th 1718.
The within proposall is recomended to the lower House of
Assembly as reasonable in the Charge and usefull in the Work

¹ Upper intended.

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