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No. 4 An Engrost Bill to Confirm Lands Devised to the
use of Churches.
5 An Engrost Bill to Regulate Prosecution in Criminall
Cases.
6. An Engrost Bill for the Amendment of the Law and
the Speedier Advancement of Justice in relacon to the Assess-
ing of Damages.
7. An Engrost Bill for Continuing all Causes in the high
Court of Appeals from the Court that was Appointed to be
held in July 1722 for the Time therein Menconed.
8 An Engrost Bill for preventing the Destroying of boun-
daries or bounded Trees and the bounding of Trees or Setting
up boundaries without Lawfull Authority.
9. An Engrost Bill to Enable James Lloyd and Anne his
Wife and Deborah Pemberton Surviving Executors of Robert
Grundy Deced to Convey the Lands and Water mill therein
Menconed According to the Sales thereof made by the Deced
in his Life Time.
All which Bills AforemencSned were Severally read and
Assented to and being so endorst were sent to the upp^r House
by Capt Harrison and M^r Traverse.
They return and say they Delivered them.
Coll: Holland from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the foll^o Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r the 25^th 1722.
Gentlemen
The Indians upon the Eastern Shore having made frequent
Complaints to the Gov^r and Councill of the many Injuries
done them either by purchases made of their Land when in
Drink or of Incroachments made by the English into their
Bounds, and of such persons alsoe who, having entered upon
their Lands by Consent, and upon Condicons of paying rent
therefore, have not Complyed therewith so that the Indians
on the One hand are Cheated of their rents and on the other

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hand with the Loss of their Lands: The first of which gives
a great deal of Unnecessary trouble to this Government,
as the other will lay us under a Necessity of Purchasing more
Lands for them to make Corn upon, for prevention whereof
and for Discouraging for the future, the Many Quarrells
and Differences that have daily arisen thereon; it is
recomended unto yo^r House to prepare a Short Bill to Oblidge
all such English People as are seated upon their Lands to pay
the rents Contracted for; That no English man for the future

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