72 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720^.

L. H. J.

may not be advisable to Repeale or Amend the said Act so far

as it relates to the Limitation of the Continuance of Actions.
Signed p Order Joh. Beale Cl Upp^r Ho

M^r Contee added to the Committee of Laws. Coll^o Mackall
from the Committee of Elections and Previledges returnes
the following Report viz. By the Committee of Elections and
Previledges. October the 14^th 1720. On Inspection into the
Indentures returned for M^r Roger Matthews a Member for
Baltemore County as Also Mr. Alexander Contee a Member
returned for Charles County. Wee find them Duly Elected.
Wee also find an Indenture returned for M^r William Clay-
ton of Talbot County without a Writt which wee leave to the
Consideration of the House.
Wee find no Indenture returned for M^r Knight of Cecill
County, w^ch we also leave to the Consideration of the House.
Signed p^r Order. John Gibson, Cl. Elect & Privil^d

Coll^o Young and Coll^o Addison from the Upper house De-
livered to M^r Speaker the following Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly, October the 14^th 1720.
Gentlemen. Having duly Considered the Third Article

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of the Governours Instructions (a Copy whereof hath been
Sent you) and having perused our Joint Address made last
Sessions to the Lords Baltemore & Guilford.
Wee find amongst other things therein that wee Gave their
Lordship's our Promise that wee should with great Alacrity
Embrace any Oppertunity that their Lordship's should fa-
vourably Offer to so good an End as the Propogation of
Schools. Wee presume you will Esteem this Article as a
favourable Offer to that good End and that you will proceed
Accordingly.
Signed p^r Order Joh Beale Cl Up^r Ho

On Reading the Report of the Committee of Elections &
Priviledges this House Concurr with the first part thereof,
And as to the Latter part thereof touching M^r Knight he is
Desired to Withdraw till it Can appear to this House by the
returne of the Writt of Election and Indentures that he is
duly Elected. And
Ordered that Warrant Issue to the Serjeant of this House
to bring the Sherif of Cecill County before this House

¹ The signature thus in contemporary bound copy. In the manuscript from
which this text is taken the name of " John Beale Cl up. ho." has been substituted
by erasure.