The Lower House. 451

And That afterwards he give Security for the due and well
executing that office &c^a before the Gent Appointed to View
the prison
The foll^o Message being prepared Viz :

By the Low^r House of Assembly 8^ber the 31^st 1722.
May it Please your Honours
On Considering Your Message of the 13^th Instant by Coll:
Young relating to the Money now in his hands Arising by the
Twenty Shillings p Poll on Negroes for the use of ffree
Schools have resolved that Coll: John Mackall Tho: Bordley
Esq^r M^r Robert Tyler M^r James Lloyd Coll: John Ward and
M^r Robert King be a Comittee to join with such Members of

L. H. J.

yo^r House as shalbe Appointed to Conferr of such Measures
as may be thought necessary to the applying of all such Money
ariseing by that Duty now in the hands of the Treasurers of
the Western and eastern Shore to the intent for which the
same was raised who are ready to Attend at Such Times as
your Honours shall propose.
Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Q L^o Ho.

Was sent to the upper House by the Gentlemen Appointed.
They return & say They Delivered it.
Ordered that the Copy of the Severall resolves of the 25""
Instant be made out which was Accordingly Done and sent
to the upper House by Coll: Lloyd and M^r Humphreys with
the following Message Viz:

By the Low^r House of Assembly 8^ber the 31^st 1722.
May it please your Hon^rs
This House having made the Severall Resolves herewith
sent have thought fit to Communicate them to your Honours
Sign^d p Order M. Jenifer Cl. L^o H^o

They return and say they Delivered them.
An Engrost Bill for the better relief of poor Debtors was
read and Assented to and was so endorst and Sent to the
Upper House by M^r Waughop and M^r Sherwood. They
ret^d and say they Delivered it.
A Bill for the Ease of the Inhabitants in Examining Evi-
dences relating to the Bounds of Lands and in the Manner
of obtaining Injunctions was read the first and second Times
by Especial order and past which was so endorst and sent to
the upper House, by M^r Tyler and Three others.

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