258 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

U. H. J.

publick for the mischiefs of Confineing Servants so long
without bringing them to any legall Tryal Evinceth the mis-
take of the Magistrate or the Innocency of the party Com-
mitted for if any Law for Committing them the same Law
without doubt makes provision for their punishment But
if the President now before us should give Rise to a Law for
relief in the like Cases we are apprehensive that the Servants
of many the good people of this Province would stand Com-
mitted for very Triffling matters and sometimes for nothing
at all and generally Subjected to the Complaints of Malicious
Neighbours, who may be born away with a design of injuring
the Master rather than any design of punishing the Vice
of the Offender an Evill which we cannot consent to bring
upon the Inhabitants of this Province By passing a Bill of
so Extraordinary a Nature may Carry more evill Conse-
quences with it than we at present can be aware of
Signed 'p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent down by Philemon Lloyd Esq^r who returns and says
he delivered it
A Bill from the Lower House by Captain Crabb and Cap-
tain Gale Entituled An Act for Ascertaining the form of the
Oath for Judge or Justice thus Endorst viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Nov^r 2^d 1725.

Read the first and second time by Especial Order and will
pass
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which being Read was Ordered to be further thus En-
dorsed viz.

p. 86

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r the 2^d 1725
Read and will Pass.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by Coll^o Tilghman who returns and says he Deliv-
ered it

Read the Bill for restraining the ill practice of Attorneys
which is Ordered to be thus Endors'd (viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r the 2^d 1725

The ffees in the County Courts as usual and 400^l of Tobacco
besides the Provincial ffee for rideing the Circuit and these
words (if a Quaker) to be inserted after the word Affirmation