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

L. H. J.

& to oblige the said Evan Jones to print them upon good Paper
and with a fair Letter.
Signed p Order John Beard Cl: up Ho.

Whereupon Thomas Bordley and John Beale Esq^r under-
take to make a Compleat Colleccon of all the Laws now in
force in an entire Body and to make a perfect Index and

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proper Marginall Notes throughout the whole for Fifty
Pounds.
An engrost Bill for ascertaining the Bounds of Land within
this Province was read and Ordered to be thus endorst viz:

May the 9^th 1718.
Read and Assented to by the lower House of Assembly, and
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl: lo: ho:

& Sent to the upper House by M^r Lloyd and M^r Pollard. They
return & say they delivered it.
Col^o Holland and three others from the upper House de-
livers M^r Speaker a Bill for the better Supporting the Magis-
trates in the Adm^rn of Justice &c thus endorst viz:

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

This Bill being read a Second Time will pass with the fol-
lowing Amendments at N^o 1: Not only here but in the Prov-
ince of Pensilvania
2 Declared himself to be Of the Church of England.
3. To prosecute the Suits of the Crown by the Means of the
said Maurice Birchfield Esq^r
4. In all Cases Saving those that relate to the Crowne
Signed p Order. Jn^o Beard Cl: up: ho:

Which was amended Accordingly and past for Engrosing
and Sent to the Comittee of Laws to be engrost.
Col^o Holland from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the report of the Comittee of Aggrievances relating to Mau-
rice Birchfield Esq^r sent up to that House with the following
Opinion of his Excy in relacon thereto and the message
thereon viz

I am of Opinion that the proper applicacon will be to their
L^pps who will not faile to represent any grievances to his

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Majesty which may be Occasioned by the Officers or others
imployed by the Crowne in this Province And that a just
Representacon be also made of this Affair to the agent of this