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Ja Carroll) in relacon to the premisses It is order'd that the

said pet^o be thus Endorst Viz

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 25^th 1721
Which pet^o being read, and as well the Alegations of the
within Pet^o as the Ex^r of the within Cha: Carroll Esq^r De-
ceased by M^r James Carroll (who Acted on his behalf) being
heard in Relation to the Premisses within Contained
The said Pet^o is rejected
Signed p Order Joh Beale Cl Upp^r ho.

The house Adjourns untill to morrow Eight a Clock.

U.H. J.

Wednesday morning July the 26^th 1721
The house meet according to Adjournment
Present
His Honour Cha: Calvert Esq^r Gov^r

Col W^m Holland Col M. T: Ward
Col Tho^s Addison Tho^s Bordley Esq^r
Col Rich Tilghman Ja^s Bowles Esq^r
Henry Lowe Esq^r

The following Message is Prepared by this house Viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly

July the 26^th 1721
Gentlemen. Having read your Answer to our Message by
Coll Tilghman, relateing to the Law for the Continuance of
Actions We are apprehensive that your opinion that the time
for Continuance is to Extend to the End of the fourth Court
after the Appearance Court will not have Sufficient Weight
or Influence or Salve the Consciences of those Justices in the
Courts of Law who have hitherto been of a Contrary Opinion
nor do we find that you do at all Consider the Circumstances
of those that must Suffer without their fault by the Extraor-
dinary Criminall business the last Prov^ll Court or at Least
that you have not proposed any provision for them for that
Some Causes will Expire in August (to which time being a
Speciall Adjournment no Jury could be Summoned) Even
tho the time of the Limitation should be Adjudged According
to your Opinion we Cannot Omitt to remark that the Conse-
quence of that Law is burthensome to the P^ll Suitors in Oblig-
ing them to renew their Suits at double Charges for the

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