14 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

U. H. J.

of Actions &c. this House having Examined into the Law
Cannot perceive any Inconveniences to Attend itt but if any
there be (as your House hath observed) we Desire you'l
Communicate them to us, that we Likewise may Consider
thereof
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Col Maxwell and M^r Taylor from the Lower house Deliver
Col Young A Bill for repealing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled an Act prohibitting the Importation of
Bread Beer Flower Malt, Wheat or Other Indian or English
Grain, or Meal Horses Mares, Colts or Fillies from Pensil-
vania and the Territories thereto Belonging.
Being read is thus Endorst Viz

By the Upper House of Assembly
October the 15^th 1720
Read the first Time and ordered to be read againe on
Monday Morning
Signed p Ord^r Jn^o Beale Cl Up ho.

The following Message Prepared Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
October the 15^th 1720
Gentlemen. The Inconveniences that Arise on the Act to
Limitt the Continuance of Actions &c. or some of them we

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Doubt not will be made Evident to you by the observation of
such Magistrates and Other Court Officers as sitt in your
House but by those of this house that are Concern'd in Courts
we are very well satisfied that there are great Injuries done the
Subjects by the Necessity the Courts are Laid under of Give-
ing Judgments Against such as are hindered in there Causes
by the mere hand of Providence Viz. Sickness of Magistrates
or Other Officers or of the Partys or theire Evidences or other
unforeseen and Inevitable Casualties, of which we have some
remarkable but Melancholy Instances, which Bring Concern
on the Judges Obliging them by Law to doe Injustice force
Injuries and oppressions on The Subjects by there being Con-
demn'd if Defendants to the payment of unjust Demands or
Loosing their Inheritances and bring profitt to none but the
Att^rnys and Officers by Obliging the Injured if Plaintiffs to a
Renewment of their Suits.
We further Observe that the Last Provinciall Court tho
itt Continued Constantly sitting till The Saturday night before