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Ordered that the Bill be amended Accordingly
Ord^rd the following Message be prepared Viz.

By the Low^r House of Assembly

Octob^r the 23^rd 1722
May it please yo^r Hon^rs
This House taking into Consideracon the bad State of the
Prison and Prisoners in the Publick Goal at Annapolis are
willing the Prison should be repaired, and for that end we

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desire yo^r Hon^rs wilbe pleased to appoint one of the Members
of your House to join w^th M^r Robert Tyler and John Beale
Esq^r (whom wee have appointed of our House) to agree with
proper Workmen for the necessary repairs thereof at such
Time and place as they shall think fit after this Sessions.
Signed p Ord^r M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the upper House by Capt. Harrison and
M^r Whittington.
They return and say they Deliver'd it.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upp^r House delivers M^r
Speaker The Bill to enable Hugh Mathews to sell Dennis
Sullivans Land &c. Thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upp^r House of Assembly 8^ber 23^d 1722.

This Bill being read will Pass in the manner proposed by
yo^r House.
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Upp^r Ho.

Which was Amended Accordingly and past for Engrossing.
M^r Tyler from the Comittee of Agrievances Returns the
following report viz.

By the Comittee of Agrievances 8^ber 23^d 1722

It is Offered to this Comittee as an Agrievance that the
Petty Jurors that are obliged to attend the Prov^l Co^rt many of
them being sumoned out of the remotest part of this Province
and obliged to attend during the sitting of the Court are
allow'd but Thirty pounds of Tobacco for every Day they
attend the Court and have no Itinerant Charges allowed, The
which is thought to be a great hardship, therefore it is referred
to the House for their further Consideracon.
Signed p order Ninian Mariarte Cl. Come.

The House adjourns till to morrow Morning nine a Clock

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