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And Delivers the Petition of Thomas Manning thus En-
dorsed Viz^t

By the Upper house of Assembly October the 17^th 1720

L. H. J.

The within petition being Read, the Consideracon thereof
is referred to the Lower House.
Signed p Order Joh. Beale Cl. Up. ho.

The Petition of John Peter Zinger (praying to be Natural-
ized) is Read and Leave Given to bring in a Bill on qualifying
himself according to Law.
The following Message is prepared Viz :

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 17th 1720
May it please your Hon^rs.
On Considering the Third Article of the Gov^rs Instructions
Communicated to us, And in Answer to your Message of the
fourteenth Instant by Coll^o Young and Coll^o Addison and to
Demonstrate as well our Readyness to Embrace this Oppor-
tunity so favourably Offered by their Lordships for the Propo-
gation of Learning as to Shew our respect to his Honour the
Governor, and the Great hopes and Expectations we have of
his hon^rs good Governm^t, We have resolved that the sum of
three halfe pence p hh^d be Raised on all Tobacco Exported
out of this Province to be applyed to the Use of free Schools
to be Erected in the Severall Counties within this Province
in the same manner as the twenty shillings Currant money
p poll on Negroes is applied, And have also resolved that the
sum of three half pence more be Raised for the use of his
Honour the Gov^r if he shall be pleased to Accept thereof to
Continue till the twenty Ninth day of September next.
With which if your house Coucurrs a Bill may be Prepared
Accordingly.
Signed p Order. M^r Jenifer Cl. Lo Ho.

Which is Sent to the Upper house by M^r Lee and three
Others.
Who return & Say they have Delivered it. The following
Message is Likewise prepared Viz :

By the Lower House of Assembly, October the 18^th 1720

May it please yo^r Honours. We have Considered the Incon-
veniencies mentioned in your Message of the fifteenth Instant
That arise on the Act to Limit the Continviance of Actions

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