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us. and wee shall likewise endeavour to Maintaine to the

Utmost of our Power a good Corespondence between the Lord
Proprietor Your Hon^r & our Selves, having no Room to doubt
of the happyness of Your Hono^rs Administration which God
of his Goodness long Continue to us. And we are Infinitely
pleased to hear so Great a Character of our Proprietor from a
Gentl so Particularly acquainted with his Lordship tho' we
Oft times have been Assured thereof by his Lordsh^pps great
Justice and Steady behaviour in the Several Series of his Ad-
ministration. And wee hope we shall all Strive to out do Each
other in our Affections for his Lordships Service Signified in
a ready Willingness to Come into measures in Conjunction
w^th your Honour that may tend to give his Lordship Sufficient
marks thereof
Signed p Order. M^l Jenifer Cl. Lo: ho:

The further Debate about Councillors Allowances is re-
ferred till the next Sessions. The House Adjourns till to
morrow morning nine of the Clock.

Wednesday morning October the 8^th [19^th] 1720
The House meet According to Adjournment.
Present as Yesterday. Yesterdays proceedings are read.
The motion being made & the Question being put whether this
House shall insist upon passing the bill for repealing the Act
for Prohibiting the Importacon of bread Beer &c. or not.
Carried in the Negative by the Majority of Votes.
The Petition of Thomas Manning being read Leave is given
to bring in a Bill as Prayed. The Petition of William &

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George Bozman being read Leave is given to bring in a Bill as
Prayed. The Petition of Philemon Lloyd Esq^r being read is
Rejected Nemine Contradicente. The Petition of Samuel
Turbut Complaining against the Land Commissioners of
Talbot County being read, The motion is made and the
Question put whether the s^d Petition shall be referred (as other
Petitions of the same nature) till the Land Law be further
Debated or not. Carried in the Affirmative. The Petition of
John Watkins praying to Confirme a Deed from Richard
Snowden to his Grandfather being Read is referr'd till the
next Sessions. And Ordered that the Parties then Come in
and make good their Allegations. Two Several Petitions of
John Kirk being read are Referr'd till the Land Law be fur-
ther Debated. The Petition of Henry Hooper is likewise
read and referr'd as above. A Bill for the Naturalization of
John Peter Zinger being read the first and Second Times by

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