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Col Maxwell & M^r Edmondson from the Lower House
Deliver his Excy

An Engrost Bill for the relief of Benj^a Howard &c. To
which is thus Written

April the 15^th1720
Read & Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

U. H. J.

His Excellency the Gov^r Demands of Henry Lowe Esq^r his
Lordships Agent the residue of the twelve pence p hh^d after
the 1000 Ib p Year He has already paid him is deducted since
the time of his Agency Who returns his Excy for Answer that
he is Empowered by his Ldship's Instructions to pay his Excy
no more than the af^d 1000 lb p year which he has done to the
29^th day of Septem^r last which at his Excys Instance is En-
tered upon this Journall
M^r Caldwell and M^r Jones from the Lower House Delivers
his Excy A Bill for Supplying Certain Defects in the Con-
veying of Lands from Henry Gibbs &c. which was thus
Endorst

By the Lower House of Assembly Aprill the 15^th 1720
May It Please your Hon^rs
This House being well Satisfied w^th the Justice in passing
the within Bill Especially Considering the Deed therein men-
coned herewith sent it only for the Bett^r securing & releasing
to the Parties in whose fav^r the Bill is intended to pass the
Right of the Land therein menconed which was before Mort-
gaged to their Father without any pjudice to the heirs of the
said Edward Gibbs whome this house is informed is gone
beyond the Seas so that It is morally Imposible to give him
Notice of Exhibitting the Pet or the intent of passing this
Bill. Wherefore we pray that the Bill may Pass as It now
Stands
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Low^r House

Esq^r Brooke not being well desires the Leave of this House
to Go home which is Given him.
The following Message prepared Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
Aprill 15^th 1720
His Excellency Comunicates to you his Lordship's late
Instructions herewith Sent and Desires the Sense of your

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