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of fact in the several Counties where they have arisen or shall
Arise, the Continuance of Causes in the Provincial Court and
adjournment of that Court thus Subscribed (viz)

October the 19^th 1723
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly &
Sign'd p Order M Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

Which Bill was likewise Assented to by this House and thus
Subscribed viz.
October the 18^ih 1723
Read and Assented to by the Upper House of Assembly and
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

A Message from the Lower House by Col^o Mackall and
three others Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 19^th 1723.

May it please Your Honours
This House taking into Consideration his Honour the Gov-
ernour's Letter to M^r Speaker and the several Messages from
your Honours have, to avoid Disputes, Agreed to Allow your
Hon^rs as a Council of State for the Time past with a Resolu-
tion never to Agree to the Like Allowance Again, if Yo^r
Honours think fit to Accept thereof on these Terms.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

A Message from the Lower House by M^r Courts and Major
Maiden viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly 8^br the 19^th 1723.
May it please yo^r Honours
We Agree with the Report of the Comittee appointed to
view the Publick Records and that the Quarterly or Half

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Years Payments be made by the Commissioners by their
Ord^rs on the publick Treasurers according to the Report.
Signed p order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Then the House Ordered an answ^r to be prepared to the
Message from the Lower House this Day by Col^o Mackall
and three others as follows viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 19^th 1723
Gentlemen.
We pceive you are inclined to make a very Advantageous
Bargain with us, by your Proposal, that we should give up any

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