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Saturday October the 27^th 1722
The House meets According to Adjournm^t
Yesterdays Proceedings are read.
Coll: Tilghman from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill to enable Thomas Dent to Sell Lands in
Prince Georges County and to entaile other Lands in Lieu
thereof thus endorst.

By the upp^r House of Assembly October the 27^th 1722.

Upon Reading the within Bill wee think it reasonable that
Ann the wife of Tho: Dent in whom the Estate is be
join'd with s^d Dent in the Sale of it, and for that wee are
fully informed that the said Anne has a right to part of the
Tract only by her Fathers Donation we are of Opinion that
the Law should relate to that part of the Tract only which
belonged to her by Virtue of her ffathers Deed of Gift. But
as to that Clause of the Act relateing to the Mortgage Since
we are not Satisfied Concerning the Validity thereof and know

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not but that it may be made by Collusion and with Design to
Defeat his Creditours of their Just Debts, we cannot till we
are Satisfied therein consent that the Bill should Pass.
Sign^d p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up^r H^o

Which being read The party bringing in the Bill is referred
to the Upper House to make good his Allegations before them
and to Amend the Bill.
Coll Ward from the Upp^r House Delivers M^r Speaker the
Peticon of Michael Piper desiring to have the Liberty of
Printing the Laws thus endorst.

By the Upp^r House of Assembly 8^ber 27^th 1 722

We look upon the proposalls of the within Pef to be very
Serviceable to the Publick and therefore recomend them to the
Consideracon of yo^r House
Signed p Order. Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Which was read and Granted as to the generall Petition of
Printing the Laws for the future.
A Bill for the better relief of Debtors was amended and
read w^th the Amendments & past which was so Endorst and
Sent to the Upp^r house by Coll: Mackall and five others.
They return and Say they Delivered it.

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