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Law, but also repeals those Paragraphs which lays the

Freighters and Receivers under the obligation of an Oath not
to Ship or receive any Tobacco not qualified according to the
Directions of that Law. And therefore forasmuch as We
cannot think the pecuniary penalties imposed sufficient to
deter all such ffreighters and Receivers from shipping or
receiving bad Tobacco and for that we are willing to quiet
the tender Consciences of those who refused to take the
Oaths before enjoined; we have herewith sent Oaths under
other Directions, such as we hope will not be refused, and
which being added to this Bill, it will pass with this Ad-
dition to the Title (and for supplying some Defects therein).
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up: ho :

Which Bill with the Amendment thus endorsed is Sent to
the Lower House by Col Tilghman Col Ward and Esq^r
Rousby who return and say they delivered the same
A Petition in favour of Elizabeth Guibert and Thomas
Guibert her son of S^t Mary's County brought in & recom-
mended to the House by James Bowles Esq^r Read and ordered
to be endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly
Feb 24^th 1721 .
Read and Considered this Petition and referr'd to the
Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up. ho.

Which Petition so Endorsed is Sent to the Lower house
by Col Tilghman who returns and Says he delivered it
Petition of John Diggs of Prince Georges County read and
referred to next Sessions
Adjourn'd for two Hours

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
Present
His Honour the Governour

U.H. J.

The Honble

Col W^m Holland
Col Samuel Young
John Hall Esq^r
Col Rich Tilghman
Members of the Upper House

Col Tho^s Addison
Col Matt. Tilg.Ward
James Bowles Esq^r
John Rousby Esq^r