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

L. H. J.

orders on the treasurers for his money on finishing the prison
at Annapolis thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r 2 I^st 1723.

We have Considered the within Petition and are willing
that the pet^r have an Order given him for payment for repair-
ing the Prisons as soon as his work shall be finished.
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

P. 97

Which being read this House Concurrs therewith and
Thereupon It is Ordered that the Honourable Samuell Young
Esq^r Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to the said Patrick
Creagh on the Commissioners' Order the money they Agreed
with him for on finishing the work.

The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning nine of the
Clock.

Tuesday Morning Octob^r 22^d
The House Meets According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
M^r Sherwood has the Leave of the House to go home.
The Petition of Thomas Bordley and Thomas Larkin
Esq^rs referrd from Last Sessions being Moved Again now,
The said Bordley on behalf of himself and the said Larkin
Acquaints the House that they have not yet Disposed of the
Land therein Mentioned, but that the Country may have the
preemption thereof.
Therefore the further Consideration thereof is referred
till next Sessions.
Col^o Holland and two Others from the Upper House De-
liver M^r Speaker the following Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octob^r the 22^d 1723.
Gentlemen.

We have read and Considered your Message of the twenty
first Instant by Col^o Mackall and five Others; and are of
Opinion that if a Law or just and reasonable Custom would
Induce you to Consent to our Allowances we should have no
Occasion to dispute with your House About them for we have
hitherto been Sufficiently provided for by those means, as we
have Observed to you in Our former Messages, altho Your
House seems resolved not to regard them, and Could you have
given us any reasons of Weight to Avoid our Claims, we have
so great a Regard to Justice that we should never have in-