682 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

L. H. J.

Very ready and willing to give such reasonable Security for
the faithfull Discharge of their Duty in that part as We shall
think requisite to require of them) and upon their proposalls
to us, have considered and approved thereof, and Accordingly
on behalf of the publick by Vertue of the Act af^d We have
contracted and Agreed with them the said Vachel Denton and
Edward Griffith for the transcribing new Alphabetting and
carefully Examining such Records as we shall think requisite
from Time to time to deliver them at the rate of Three pence
Curr^t money of Maryland p side, for Every side they the said
Vachel Denton and Edward Griffith or Either of them shall
Transcribe or Cause to be transcribed of the said Records
(to be computed According to the common Computation
established by a Law of this Province and known and prac-
tised among Officers) untill the same shall be Compleated and
Ended, Which Three pence p side Wee find by the Act of
Assembly af^d is to be paid by the Publick and therefore Wee
propose that the same shall be ordered unto them the said
Vachel Denton and Edward Griffith in the hands of the Pub-
lick Treasurers of this Province for the time being and paid
the said Denton or Griffith accordingly by Quarterly or half
Year payments, on their Makeing appear to us the Number
of sides they or Either of them have or hath Transcribed or
Caused to be so done within such Quarter or half years Time.

p. 113

All which at the Prayer of the said Vachel Denton and
Edward Griffith Wee Certifie, in order that the same (or at
least the substance thereof) may be entred on the Journalls of
this Sessions, and Sanctioned by both Houses Accordingly,
as a Foundation for, and certain Rule to them the said Vachel
Denton and Edward Griffith in proceeding to the faithfull
Discharge of the Trust reposed in them by the Agreement
af^d The Execution Whereof Wee humbly conceive to be a
matter of great Consequence to the Country and are
Your Honours Most humble Servants
Sam^l Young
Benj^a Tasker
John Beale
D. Dulany

Which report was endorst by the upper House as follows
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo^r 18^th 1723.

The Within Report has been read and is agreed to by this
House
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up. Ho.