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to review the Law to make it more beneficial to the Inhabi-
tants of this Province.

As to the Govern^rs Third Instruction. Resolved, that this
House will Consider further thereof till to morrow Morning
Ten a Clock.

The Petition of Marke Browne referred till Tuesday next
for hearing.

The House Adjourns till to morrow morning nine a Clock.

Friday morning October the 14^th 1720.

The House meets According to Adjo^mt Present as Yester-
day Except M^r James Stoddart who is Absent & Excused by
reason of his Indisposition.
Yesterdays Proceedings are Read M^r Alexander Contee a
Member Returned to Serve for Charles County in the Room
of M^r John Parry Deced: Appeared in the House.
Ordered that Cap^t Fendal and M^r Dent go to the Upper
house to see him Qualified.
They return and Say they see him Qualified Whereupon
he took his Place.
On Considering That part of his L^dps Third Instruction to
his Hon^r the Gov^r for raising the Three pence p h^hd. The
question was put whether that Duty shall be raised or not.
Carried in the Negative by the Majority of Votes. The
question was put whether the former Vote shall be Reassumed
or not. Carried in the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes.
Then the Question was put whether the three pence p hh^d shal-
be raised or not. Carried in the Negative by the Majority of
Votes. The Petition of Marine Duvall Sen^r praying to be
relieved fro a Judgment Obtained by Micajah Perry and
Company against him was Read and Ordered that the person
or persons concerned for the said Perry appear before this
House at two of the Clock in the afternoon to make their
Objections if any thereto.

L. H. J.

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Thomas Bordley and James Bowles Esq^rs from the Upper
House Deliver M^r Speaker the following Message Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly, October the 14^th 1720.
Gentlemen.
Observing many Inconveniences to Attend the Act In-
tituled an Act to Limit the Continuance of Actions in
the Several Courts within this Province and Ascertaining
the manner of takeing the Evidence of Seafaring Men, And
for Granting Appeals from the Chancery Court to the Gov-
ern^r and Council. We propose it to your Consideracon if it

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