The Upper House. 49

Thursday morning Oct^r the 27^th 1720

The House meett According to Adjournm^t
Present
His Honour the Governour

Col Holland Esq^r Lloyd
Col Young Col Tilghman
Esq^r Hall Col Ward
Col Addison Esq^r Bordley

The Bill for Supplying the Defects of the last will and
Testam^t of James Walker dec^d & for Setling the Lands therein
devised upon the Vestry and Church Wardens of W^m and
Mary Parish in Charles County for the uses therein Expressed
Being Read is thus Endorst Viz

By the Upp^r house of Assembly
Oct^r the 27^th 1720
By what Appears to this House it seems the Lands in Dis-
pute is Escheat to his Lordship & that Rob^t Yates the Peti-
tioner ag^t this Bill has much more Equity on his side to Pref err
him to his Lordships favour in the pchase thereof than the
Pet^r for the Bill. And thereupon the Bill is Rejected.
Signed p Ord^r Jn^o Beale Cl Up ho.

U. H. J.

M^r Lee w^th five others from the Lower house deliver his
Hon^r the Gov^r An Engrost Supplementary bill to the Act for
Ascertaining the bounds of Land within this Province to which
is thus Endorst Viz.
October the 27^th 1720
Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r M: Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

The bill for Supplying the Defects of the Last Will and
Testament of James Walker dece^d &c.
Sent Down to the Lower house with The Pet^o Walkers Will
and Robert Yate's Pet^o By Col. Tilghman who returns and
Says he Delivered the same
M^r Tyler and Col Wool ford from the lower house Deliver
Col Young the following Message Viz.

October the 27^th 1720
May It please Your honours
We have weighed the Remonstrance and Petition of Phile-
mon Lloyd Esq^r And in regard the matters therein set forth
are not To be discussed hastily And as we have reason to hope

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