The Lower House. 105

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered
M^r Speaker the Petition of the said Philemon Lloyd Esq^r thus
Endorst viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 26^th 1720.
Gentl.
The Matter of the within Petition is of so Great Conse-
quence in Relation To all the Landed Estates within this
Province that We must press you to Enter into such Measures
as may Prevent the further Mischiefs that must necessarily
arise from the present Condition of the Land Office and all the
Records therein and that you will inspect the Report of the
Committee appointed Last Sessions of Assembly Concerning
the said Land Records and Order them to be Bound and put
in Good Repaire.
Signed p Order. J^no Beale Cl: Up^r Ho :

W^ch Petition and Endorsment being Read. The further
Consideracon thereof is Referred to the next Sessions.
An Engrost Bill in Favour of Richard Cole and Mary his

L. H. J.

Wife was Read and Ordered to be thus Endorst viz :

Oct the 26^th 1720.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
and
Signed p Order M^l: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho :

And was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Turbutt and M^r
Fisher. They return and Say they have Delivered it.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morn Nine of the
Clock.

Thursday morning October the 27^th 1720.

The House meets according to Adjournment Yesterdays
Proceedings are Read. An Engrost Supplementary Bill to the
Act for Ascertaining the bounds of Land being Read The
Question was put whether the Same Bill shall be Assented to
as it now is, or be Amended. Carried by the Majority of
Votes, That it shall be Assented to as it now is.
And Ordered that it be thus Endorst viz :

Oct^r the 27^th 1720.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p Order M^l Jenifer Cl: Lo: ho :

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