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

L.H.J.

A Bill for Encouragement of Tillage and Relief of poor
Debtors was Read the first & second Times by Especial Order
and will Pass. Which being so Endorst was sent to the Upper
House by M^r Dashiel and M^r Clayton. They Return and Say
they have Delivered it.
An Engrost Bill for Reviving and Continuing an Act for
Regulateing Ordinarys was Read and Assented to And being
so Endorsed was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Tasker and
M^r Waughop.
They Return and Say they have Delivered it.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight a
Clock.

Fryday August 4^th 1721.

The house Meets According to Adjourm^t Yesterdays pro-
ceedings are Read.
The Journal of the Committee of Accounts is Read and

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Ordered to be thus Endorsed Viz.
August the 4^th 1721.
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly and
Signed p Order M Jenifer Clk. L^o Ho

And Sent to the Upper House by the Gentlemen of that
Committee. Who Return & Say They Delivered it.
An Engrossed Bill for preventing the making Trashy To-
bacco and for Bettering the Staple of this Province being
Read, and Assented to and Sent to the Upper House by the
Committee of Laws, They Return and Say They have Deliv-
ered it.

An Engrost Bill for Relief of John Connaway a Languish-
ing Prisoner being Read and Assented to is so Endorst.
And An Engrost Bill for Relieving and Freeing the Inhabi-
tants of this Province from paying Duty for Negroes &c being
Read and Assented to is so Endorst.
And Sent to the Upper House by M^r James Smith and M^r
Clayton. They Return and say They have Delivered them.
James Bowles Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Petition of Several Poor Prisoners thus Endorst
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
August the 4^th 1721 .
Gentlemen. The within Petition being Read and Con-
sidered of, It is Recommended to your House, that such Per-