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may not tender the several Commodities mentioned in the Bill,

before he is imprison'd by the Creditor which is a Point We
insisted upon, and you conceded to, that Tenders should not
be made before Imprisonment, wherefore we desire that you
will form the Bill accordingly, Otherwise we may be justly
reproached with partiality to the Officers who are upon a
much better Foot than other Creditors as the Bill now stands
which was never our Intention nor have you made any Ex-
ception of publick Levies & the forty p poll nor of any foreign
Trader except only of such as trade from Great Britain hither
Signed p ord^r Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Which Message with the Bill (and the original Bill assented
to on Staurday last by this House) is sent to the Lower House
by Col Young who returns and says he delivered them.
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r James Lloyd and M^r
Ralph Crabb for regulating Amerciaments &c^a thus Endorsed
Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct^r the 29^th 1722

We have amended the within Bill so as that we hope it will
be agreeable to your message and that it will pass in your
House.
Sign'd p ord^r M: Jenifer Cl Ho. Ho.

Ordered that the Bill be read with the Amendments, and
the Bill was read, and this Endorsment made thereon Viz.

U. H. J.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 29^th 1722
Read with the Amendments and will pass
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Which Bill so endorsed is sent to the Lower House by Esq^r
Lloyd who returns and says he delivered it.
A Supplementary Bill from the Lower House by M^r Beale
and Cap^t Hooper to the Act for repairing the Damages al-
ready sustain'd in the Records of the Land, Secretary's Com-
missary's and County Court Offices and for security of the
same Records for the future thus Endorsed (Viz.)

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct^r the 29* 1722

Read the first and second Times by Especial order and will
pass
Signed p ord^r M: Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

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