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the Bill for Confirming William Bozman's Will, with the

following Message thereto Annext

By the Upper House of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721.
Gentlemen. On Reading the Annexed Bill and Hearing
the Evidences thereon, we Esteem it a thing of more Danger-
ous Consequence to Admitt Any Evidence to alter the Effect
of a will made so many Years since, and besides the Evidence
produced us on this Occasion is so short, that we can lay no
weight upon it, But on perusal of the words of the Will, we
are Clearly of Opinion that the Deceased has Sufficiently
Explain'd his Intention to Devise a Tennancy in Common
in fee simple to the Devisees on the Conditions in the will

L. H. J.

Mentioned for that the word (Inherit) can only relate to
An Inheritance and shall by Implication as well extend to the
Immediate Devisees, as to those that are to take by Survivour
ship on Condition; and that therefor tis plain, that what the
Devisor Intended by the words of Devise to the Devisees, was
An Inheritance which must be a ffee; and therefore to avoid
making a Law for Relief of a Person already Relievable by
the Law in force, and the more Strictly to Conform to the
Directions in his Lordship's Speech, We reject the Bill and
Referr the Parties Petitioning for it to the Common Law for
their Relief.
Sign'd p Order. John Beale Clk Up Ho.

Coll Ward from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message Viz.

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

Gentlemen We Approve of your proposalls to the several
Allowances to be made in Money.
Signed p Order. John Beale Cl. Up. House.

The House proceeds to Tax the Fees on the Several Bills
following Viz.

To the Speaker On the Naturalization Bill for Gus-

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tavus Hesselius £2.. 0..0
To the Clerk for Ditto 1.. 0..0
Ditto on Christian Geist To the Speaker 2..0..0
To the Clerk for Ditto 1.. 0..0
To the Speaker on James Gladstones Bill 1.. 0..0
To the Clerk for Ditto 0..10..0
To the Speaker on Prince George's County Bill 4.. 0..0
To the Clerk on Ditto 2..0..0