140 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U. H. J.

M^r Lee and M^r Benson from the Lower House Deliver Col
Holland the following Message Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly

July the 26^th 1721
May It please Your Hon^re

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In answer to your Message of this day by Col Addison,
this house being Informed that a true Copy of his Lordships
Speech Attested by our Clerk has been Delivered your Clerk
Are of opinion that the original Speech ought to be lodged in
this house according to the Antient Custom & Privilege
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl Lo. ho.

The house Adjourns till one a Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House meet According to Adjournm^t
Present

Col Holland Col Tilghman Esq^r Bordley
Col Addison Esq^r Lowe and
Esq^r Lloyd Col Ward Esq^r Bowles

The Message prepared in the forenoon in relacon to the
Militia Sent to the Lower house by Col Addison and Col Tilgh-
man who return and Say they Delivered the Same
The Supplementary bill to the Act for Stay of Execution
after the tenth day of May Yearly being read is Order'd to
be thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
July 26^th 1721
Gent. On reading and Considering the within Bill We

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think it as Reasonable that Executions out of the Comissaries
Office should be Lyable to be Superseeded as well as those out
of the Chancery Court But we Likewise think it highly reason-
able that in all Judgments for money, Debts, or bills of
Excha the Severall Courts should have it left to their Dis-
cretion to Allow or Disalow such Superseedeas as they may
find it most Agreeable to the Equity of the Case which shall
be resolved on and Determined at the time of the Judgm^t
rendered And the Clk of the respective Courts shall note such
resolution on the back of the Execution at the time of the
Issuing thereof of which the Sherriff or Coroner respectively