The Lower House. 467

The following Message sent to the upper House by M^r
Tyler and M^r Crabb Viz :

By the Low^r House of Assembly Nov^r 3^d 1722.
May it Please your Honors
Severall Members of the Western Shore complaining that
the Gates of this City are very Negligently & badly kept by
Rich^d Young the present Gate Keeper and that the Gate
houses & fences are very much out of repair Notwithstanding
the publick have been alwaies ready and willing to pay him the
Charges Laid before them for the repairing thereof there-
fore this House desires your Honours Concurrence with us
in removeing the s^d Young and ordering the repairs of the
Gates & Fences & that Thomas Jobson may be Appointed in
his Stead who is willing after the Necessary repairs are made

L. H. J.

to give Security for the well keeping the Gate and fences and
Securing the Horses belonging to the Gentlemen of the Town
and Countrey.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl L^o Ho.

They return and say they Delivered it.
An Engrost Bill for relief of John Macclester of Somerset
County Gent, was read and Assented to & sent to the Upper
house by M^r King & M^r Whittington.
They return and Say they delivered it.
Coll Holland from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message Viz.

By the upper House of Assembly 9^ber 3^d 1722
Gentlemen
In Answer to your Message Yesterday by Coll Mackall and
M^r Young This House is of opinion that the Justices of Cal-
vert County do next County Court Appoint any Time between
this and next March Court for the ^freeholders to meet at
Williams's old ffields near Hunting Creek and give their
Voices; and that the Sherriff of the said County set up Notes
at least Thirty Days before the Time of Meeting in all Pub-
lick places; That all persons may have due Notice thereof.
Signed p Order Sam. Skippon Clk Up. ho :

W^th which this House Concurrs and thereupon the follow-
ing Message is sent to the upper House by M^r Sherwood and
M^r Tolley viz:

By the Low^r House of Assembly Nov^r the 3^d 1722.
May it please your Honors
This House concurrs with yo^r Honours opinion in yo^r Mes-

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