100 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

L. H. J.

. Honours. But as we Do not find the Clause resolved inserted
in the Oath above, we now take the Liberty of recommending
it further to your Honours Consideration and Endeavours
to procure the same to be done, and have directed M^r Attor-
ney Generall a Member of this House, to lay before your
Honours a Draught of such Oaths as may be more agreeable
to the Oaths used in England and to the Constitution of this
province than those now used which as we conceive have some
defects therein from the frequent and careless transcribing
of them by young and careless Clerks.
Sign'd p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo: Ho:

Which was sent to the Upper house by Coll Mackall and
five other Members They return & say they have delivered it.
On a motion being made the Question was put whether the
Act prohibiting the Importation of Bread beer and flower &c
from Pensylvania so far as relates to Bread & flower shall
be repealed or only suspended for a time.
Carried by Majority of Votes that it be only Suspended
till the last day of June next.
The Question was put whether all Grain shall be pro-
hibited to be exported or only Corn.
Carried by the Majority of Votes that the Prohibition
relate only to Corn and to Continue till the last day of October
next.

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Coll Young from the Upper house delivers M^r Speaker
The Petition of William Ashley against the releasing of
Mathew Ashley a prisoner thus endorst viz :

By the Upper house of Assembly Octob^r 10^th 1724

Read and Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly

Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up ho.

Whereas it is represented to this House that Jacob Rat-
cliff a prisoner in the Custody of the Sheriff of Queen Anns
County who has obtained leave of this House to bring in a
Bill for his Relief is so dangerously ill that unless he is im-
ediately releast 'tis expected he will die

But for that the Bill cannot be so imediately speeded as is
necessary,

Resolved by the House nemine Contradicente that the
Sheriff of Queen Anns County suffer the said Jacob to remove
to some convenient place in the said County to be taken Care