The Lower House. 165

Honours will Join with us in letting these Gentlemen know
that this Legislature may as well propose the Repeal of that
Law as they at first propos'd the making it and perhaps (for
the unhappy Causes they [too] plainly give) might find as
good Intrest to obtain as they to oppose the Royall favour in
the Repeale of it.
•If your Honours' giving them a necessary Caution might
have so desirable an Effect as that their future Conduct
might Induce the Legislature to forget all thoughts of this
kind, We are of opinion that it would be a much better way
of arguing than to insist on their Establishments which have
their foundation on the Laws of England and this province
and not of the Medes and Persians.
We shall not now trouble your Honours further than to
enforce our former message and to say we still think it our
indispensible duty to make use of all means in our power to
put a Check to practices so Destructive of our Religion and
we hope your Honours at a further opportunity will Join
with us in so necessary a work.
Signd p order M Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb and M^r
Bozman
They return and say they delivered it.

John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r

Speaker the following message Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octob^r the 31^st 1724

Gent.
This House has no objection against Cap^t Hooper's under-
taking the Repairs of the Stadt House, unless some other
person equally qualified will do it for less money.
Signd p ord^r Sam^ll Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

An Engrost Bill for the relief of Thomas Dent of Charles
County Gent, was read and assented to and was so Endorst
and sent to the Upper House by M^r Hawkins and Cap^t
Harrison
They return and Say they delivered it.
The Bill for the Assessment of the publick Levy this
present year was read the first and second Times by especiall
order and past which was so Endorst and Sent to the Upper
House by M^r Courts and M^r Solomon Wright. They return
and say they delivered it

L. H. J.
p. 179