338 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-June 6, 1719.

U.H.J.

Sent by Esq^r Brooke & 5 Others who return & say they De-
livered it

M^r Roger Woolford & Col James Philips with an Engrost

Bill Reviving an Act for the Encouragement of Tillage &
Relief of Poor Debtors. Assented to by the Lower House.
And Being Read is Assented to by this & Col Ward sent to Ac-
quaint the Lower House thereof.
An Act Reviving An Act for Ordering & Regulating the
Militia is Read & Assented to by this house and Col. Ward
sent to Acquaint the Lower House thereof.
M^r Lee & 15 Others with the following Message

By the Lower House of Assembly

June the I^st 1719
May It Please yo^r Hon^rs
In answer to your Message by Esq^r Brooke & 5 Other Mem-
bers of your House we are Sorry that his Excy has not
Instructions to Enable him to concurr with us in the Regu-
lation of officers Fees According to the Bill Prepared by us
for that Purpose we finding that the Officers Fees as setled

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by the late Act are so Great an Oppression to the Inhabitants
of this pvince that we rather Incline to be without a Law for
that Purpose till the Arrivall of the Lord Propry than any
Longer to Groan under such hardships Therefore referr it to
Your Hon^rs Consideration to Concurr with us in the Bring-
ing in the Bill by us Proposed
Signed p Order Mic Jenifer [Cl Lo: Ho]

Peremptory Rule for hearing the Dispute between M^r Beale
& M^r Diggs to morrow morning.

The House Adjourns till to morrow, morning

Tuesday June the 2^d 1719
The House Meet according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday

M^r John Caldwell & three Others with an Engrost Sup-
plementary bill to the Act about Jurrors. And the following
Message
By the Lower House of Assembly

June the 2^d 1719
May It Please yo^r Hon^rs

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Wee find that the Instances given by your Hon^rs Message
of yesterday by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r on the Engrost bill