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done therein but that the Act as it now Stands may be Revived
till the 29^th of September 1720 his Lordship being then of Age.
To which this house agrees
Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up. H^o

Thereupon ordered the following Message be prepared Viz:

By the Lower House of Assembly
June the I^st 1719.

May it Please your Honours

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In Answer to your Message by Esq^r Brook and five other
members of your house We are heartily Sorry to find that his
Excellency has not instructions to enable him to Concurr with
us in the regulation of officers fees according to the bill pre-
pared for that purpose. We finding that the officers fees as
Stated by the late Act are so great an Oppression to the In-
habitants of this Province that we rather incline to be without
a law for that purpose till the Arrivall of the Lord Proprietary
Than any longer to Groan under such hardships Therefore
referr it to your Honours consideration to concurr with us in
the bringing in the bill by us proposed.
Signed p order M Jenifer Cl Lo. ho

And Sent to the Upper house by M^r Lee and fifteen more.
They return and say they delivered it.
Col^o Ward from the Upper house acquaints M^r Speaker
That an Engrossed bill reviving an Act for the regulating the
Militia is read and assented to by that house And the En-
grossed bill reviving an act for the Encouragrnent of Tillage
and relief of poor Debtors.

This house adjourns till Eight a Clock to Morrow Morning.

Tuesday June the 2^d 1719
The house meet According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
Ordered the following Message be prepared Viz:

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By the Lower House of Assembly June the 2^d 1719.
May it Please your Honours
We find that the Instances given by your Honours Message
of yesterday by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r on the Engrost bill
relateing to Jurors Sufficiently evince the Efficacy of the Pro-
vision already made for the returns of Jurors for that altho
the law directs that the Sherr shall be fined 1000^ll tobacco for