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his generous resolucon to preferr the good of the Country to
his own Private Intrest.
The Assembly in July 1721 having Addrest his L^pp concern-
ing the Act for Limitation of officers frees and given their
reasons for the present regulation to which wee presume his
L^pp has yet returned no Answer, we can only say that we Con-
curr in Opinion with that Assembly and are inclinable to
Waite till his L^pp shall Signifie his Pleasure.
The Tobacco Law being of the Last Consequence wee shall
take the same into Consideration and we return yo^r Hon^r our
most humble and unfeigned thanks for yo^r readiness to Con-
curr with us in what may be for the Generall good of the Coun-
trey which you have upon all Occasions Sufficiently evinced

L. H. J.

to have sincerely at Heart.
A Just regulation of the Militia is Certainly of great Conse-
quence to the Country and therefore wee shall take the same
into consideration and contribute Our endeavour to put it upon
the best foot the Circumstance of the Country is Capable of,
and apply the best remedy wee Can to the Suppressing the
fraudulent practice of Runing Tobacco into Virginia and
another of our Neighbouring Colonies.
Wee shall, we hope Apply ourselves with so much Dilligence
to the Dispatch of Publick Business that no more time be
Spent therein nor the Province put to more Charge than is
Absolutely Necessary
Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Gk Lower house.
October the II^th 1722.

Which was sent to his Honour the Governour by the Gent
of the Comittee of Laws and of Elections and Priviledges.
They Return and say they Delivered it.
On Reading the Act for Encouragement of Tillage and
relief of poor Debtors and the Supplementary Act thereto,
Resolved that the same be revised and that it be an Instruc-
tion to the Comittee of Laws when they revise the same to
enable the Debtor (not haveing the Species due to his Cred-
itour) to Tender Grain &c. and after such Tender to keep the
same for two Months for the Creditors use and if in that
time the Creditour refuses to receive the same that then the
Debtor may apply it to his Own use, And the Creditor shalbe
Obliged to Stay till another year.
James Bowles Esq^r from the Upp^r House Delivers M^r
Speaker the three Petitions following with their endorsments
Viz:
The Petition of Severall Justices the Grand jury and

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