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Which four paper Bills of the af^d four Engrost bills Sent

to the Lower House by Esq^r Bowles who is required to Ac-
quaint them that the aforesaid Engrost bills are Assented to

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by this house who returnes and says he delivered the Paper
Bills and Acquainted them accordingly
M^r Smith and M^r Dashiell from the Lower house Deliver
his Honour the Governour the following Message Viz

By the lower house of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721
May It Please your Honours
This house haveing taken into their Consideration the Con-
tinuall Charge we have been at in Imploying an Agent and
further weighing the small Commodity and Advantage (if
Any) we Ever reaped thereby And altho during the Govern-
ment being under the Crown the Difficulty of Access to the
Kings Majesty might give Just occasion to Imploy some
Person to negotiate for us our Affaires Yet now being well
Assured how Easy Access Every Person may have to his
Lordship And Consequently without any difficulty this Legis-
lature may Convey their Thoughts from time to time to his
Lordship as the Emergency of Affairs may require which
motives hath Induced this branch of the Legislature to In-
cline to be no longer at the Expence of an Agent which we
thought fitt to Signifie to your Honours and pray your Con-
curence with these our Sentiments
Signed p Ord^r M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

M^r Tasker and M^r Earle from the lower house Deliver to
his Honour the Governour,
A Bill Empowering a Comittee to lay Assess and Apportion
the publick Levey for this present year one thousand seven
hundred & Twenty One, which was thus Endorsed Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
August the 4^th 1721

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Read the first and second times by Especiall Ord^r and will
pass.
Signed p Order Mic. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill Empowering a Comittee to lay Assess and apportion
the Publick Levy for this Present year One thousand Seven

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