318 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-} line 6, 1719.

U. H. J.

Wednesday May 20. 1719
The House meet according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday

John Deavours Pet⁰ sent to the lower house by Esq^r Hall
who Returns & says he D^d it
M^r Edmond Benson & M^r W^m Turbutt with a Bill for

p. 46

Supplying Defects in a Conveyance of Land from Henry
Roberts to John Ford
Passed by the Lower House.
And being Read is Ordered a second Reading and being
Read a second Time will Pass & so Endorsed and sent Down
by M^r Lowe who Returns & says he D^d it

The House Adjourns till Afternoon

Post Mere^d
The House meet according to Adjournment

Present as before Noon

His Excellency lays before this house his Answer to the
Address of the lower house of Assembly Viz.

May 20^th 1719
M^r Speaker.
I Desire you will Acquaint the house that the Honourable
mention of the Lord Prop^ry in your Address of Yesterday shall
be laid before his Lordship by the first Conveniency which I
Doubt not will be Very Acceptable to him

p. 47

The Steady Resolution of your house to maintain the Prot-
estant Religion and Laws of this Governm^t is highly Comend-
able in them
The favourable Sense your house has of my Administra-
tion is truly gratefull And shall Allways Retain an Affection-
ate Memory of this And your former good Inclinations to me.
Jo: Hart

It is Sent to the lower house by Col Holland Col Young Col
Addison & Esq^r Hall Who return & Say they delivered it.
A Bill for Encouragem^t of an Iron Manufacture being
Read and Considered by this House will pass and so En-
dorsed And Sent to the lower house by Col^o Holland and Esq^r
Hall, who return & say they Delivered it

The House Adjourns till to morrow morning.