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for Encouragement of Tillage &c being Willing that the

Prices remain as in the Act now in force But desire your
Honours will (for the reasons by us before given by our
Message by Coll: Mackall and five Others) Consent that
Officers ffees be paid by the Severall Comodities in the s^d Bill
Specified as other Debts therein Menconed are to be paid.

L. H. J.

Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo Ho.

Which was sent with the Bill afores^d to the Upper House
by M^r Tyler and Seven others.
They return and Say they Delivered it.
The Peticon of the Inhabitants of Baltemore County pray-
ing that a Town may be laid Out where the County Court
house now stands was read and Ordered that Coll: James
Maxwell have Notice thereof that if he thinks fit he may
appear next Sessions and make his objections if any thereto.
The Peticon of the Sherriff and Goaler of Ann Arrundell
County praying Some Allowance for their fees due to them
from the Prisoners formerly Discharged by Act of Assembly
as from those now to be Discharged was read and referred
till the prisoners Bill comes in.
The Petition of Elizabeth and Tho: Guibert was read again
and rejected.
The Petition of William Anglin of Ann Arrundell County
a Poor Prisoner was read and on hearing the Allegacons as
well of the Peticon^r as of Tho: Cockey Gent his Creditour
the Same is rejected.
The Peticon of Isaac Johns of Calvert County, And the
Petition of Jn^o Gresham of Ann Arrundell County Gent, And
The Peticon of Jn^o Seager of S^t Mary's County all Com-
plaining of Sundry hardships they have Suffered by the
Land Law were Severally read and Ord^rd to be Severally
Endorst Viz.
That it is the opinion of this House that the Peticon^r has
his remedy at Law if the facts Alledged are true.
Bill to Confirm Lands Devised for the use of the Church
was read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table for
further Consideration.

P. 32

The Peticon of James Lloyd and Jn^o Pemberton Executors
of Robert Grundy praying leave to bring in a Bill to enable
them to Convey severall Tracts of Land sold by the s^d Grundy
in his life time and not by him made over was read and re-
ferred to the Committee of Laws for their Examinacon and
report thereon.

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