422 Assembly Proceedings, October ^-November 3, 1722.

L, H. J.

the Deed from Riddlesden to Gandevit & Read will Availe
them nothing. Therefore it is proposed that as they pay the
Consideracon for the Land they be in the same Condicon as
if all the Deeds had been Duely Acknowledged and recorded
and that it may be an Amendment to the Bill and the upper
House Desired to Consent thereto

Which Bill was endorst Accordingly and sent to the upper
House by Coll: Ward and M^r Chairs, who return and say
they Delivered it.
John Hall Esq^r from the upp^r House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for relief of ffrancis Gandevit and John Read Thus
endorst viz:

By the upper House of Assembly October the 17^th 1722.
Gentlemen,
The within Bill will Pass with the Amendments Proposed
in yo^r Message by Coll: Ward and M^r Chairs.
Signed p Order. Sam" Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Which was Amended Accordingly and past for engrossing.
M^r Tyler from the Comittee of Agrievances Delivers M^r
Speaker the Petition of Thomas and Elizabeth Guibert Com-
plaining of Sundry Agrievances they have Sufferred by the
late Land Law Thus endorsed Viz.

p. 29

By the Comittee of Agrievances 8^ber the 17^th 1722

Upon reading the within Petition and hearing the Alle-
gacons of the Petitioner and Seeing Severall Papers relating
to the Pet^rs Land The Comittee are of Opinion that they are
great Sufferers by the Judgments given against them by the
Land Commiss^rs The which is referred to the house for their
further consideration.
Signed p Order. Ninian Mariarte Clk. Com.

And returns the following report Viz.

By the Committee of Agrievances Octo^r the 17^th 1722.

It is offered to this Committee as an Agrievance that as
most or all Horses at this Time have taken to eating Tobacco
and there is not Yet any Law made to lay a Fine upon Any
Person that Suffers such Horses to go at Large, which gives
them the Oppertunity of Destroying more Tobacco at Many
Times than they are worth, It is almost Impossible for Poor
People and those that Live upon Old Plantacons to fence in
their Tobacco Grounds with fences five foot high, as the Law