The Upper House. 505

The Petition of Samuel Cover praying to be Relieved
from a Fine of Eight Thousand P^ds of Tobacco for turning
out seconds Contrary to an Act of Assembly, and Complaining
of Injustice in the laying of the Fine was read and thus
Endors'd viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Sept^r the 28^th 1723

The Petition with a Printed Case of the Petition^r (which we
Believe some of the members of your House may have by
them) having been read, we recommend it to your House

U. H. J.

to Consider, whether you will think it Proper to relieve the
Petitioner, or whether you will not rather think he ought
to be Punished, as having Published a Libel against the
Honour of your House, The Magistrate who gave Judgment,
and the Evidences that appear'd against him
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

And the Petition so Endorsed was sent to the Lower House
by John Rousby Esq^r
Adjourned till Monday Morning

Monday Sept^r the 30^th 1723.
Met according to Adjournment
Present
His Honour the Governour

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The
honble

Col^o W^m Holland Col^o Rich^d Tilghman
Col^o Sam^l Young Col^o M. Tilgh Ward
John Hall Esq^r John Rousby Esq^r
CoP Tho^s Addison Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
Phile. Llovd Esq^r

Members
of the
Upper
House

The Petition of Rachel Freeborn praying for Leave to
bring in a Bill to Supply the Deficiencies in a deed of Robert
Proctor to the Petitioner was read and thus endorsed Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Sept^r the 30^th 1723

Read and referred to the consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

And the Petition so Endorsed is sent to the Lower House
by Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
Adjourned till morning

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