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sons who had reather deliver up all that they have in the
World, and be Sold for the Remainder of their Debts then
lying in Goal; that there be a General Law impowering the
several Justices of the County Courts upon such Application
to them made to sell such persons so Applying and Delivering
up all that they have for what Term they shall Agree upon
not exceeding Seven years.

L. H. J.

Signed p Order. John Beale Cl Up. Ho.

Thereupon the Question was put whether a Bill shall be
brought in or not ?
Carried in the negative by the Majority of Votes.
The following Message was Order'd to be Prepared Viz.

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

May it Please your Hon^rs We have Received your Hon^rs
Message to us with Copy of the several Instructions to Wil-
liam Burnett Esq^r Govern^r of New York, first sent from his
Sacred Majesty King William and Since Remitted to our
Governr by Governr Burnett in which We find a Quota pro-
posed on Our part of £650 Sterling and upon Examination [of
and] Inspection into Our Journals Anno 1701/2 We find this
Country addressed his then Majesty on that affair; in which
Address was Mentioned Severall of those Reasons against
our Raising any Supply's on that Occasion; which we hope
Weighed with his then Majesty & will likewise weigh with
his Present Majesty or any his Ministers, he shall be Pleased
to Appoint for the Consideration thereof the Reasons therein
given being so Obvious that with what farther Considerations
may be Justly Added thereto, We Cannot doubt but that as a
Renewment of that Demand has been hitherto for born we
shall be Excused from it for the future.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lower Ho

And Sent to the Upper House by M^r Tyler and M^r Earle
Sen^r. They Return and Say they have Delivered it.

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Ordered that M^r Vachel Denton be Allowed twenty Shil-
lings Current Money, Edward Griffith and W^m Ghiselin Ten
shillings Each for Extraordinary Services'.
Resolved that the Several Members and Officers of the
Upper House and the Several Members and Officers of this
House be allowed at the rate of Ten Shillings Current Money
p Hundred for the Tobacco Due to them for the Several

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