The Lower House. 303

Jn^o Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers the following
message Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
October [the 7^th 1725]
Gent.
We Concurr with your House as to the times of sitting
proposed in your Message yesterday by M^r Warfield and
M^r Dasheile.
Sign'd p order [Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho.]

Vatchell Denton Esq^r Reports to the House he has Ac-
quainted the Reverend M^r Humphreys with the Request of the
House of Yesterday in Reading Divine Service
James Harris Esq^r M^r Marmaduke Tilden and M^r Simon
Wilmer members Returned to Serve for Kent County, Capt
John Rider a member Returned to Serve for Dorchester
County and M^r W^m Elliot a member returned to Serve for
Queen Ann's County Sev^rlly appear in the House

L. H. J.

Ordered that M^r Thomas Waughop and M^r George
Dasheile go to the upper House to see them qualified.
They return and Say they see them qualified
Thereupon they took their places.
Thomas Bordley Esq^r pursuant to the request of the Lower
House last Sessions of Assembly brings into the House Sev-
erall printed Copies of the proceedings of the Lower House
in the years 1722-1723: 1724 relating to the Government
and Judicature of this province, which were delivered to the
Severall members of this House
Of which printed Copies Together with the printed Copy
of the Charter of this province and the Epistolary preface
annext thereto all bound together this House approves as
pursuant to the request & Intent of the House, And unani-
mously return their thanks to the said Thomas Bordley Esq^r
for his Extraordinary Care and pains in making a Collection
of the said proceedings and Composing the preface thereto
and getting them printed for the publick Service. Thereupon
the said Thomas Bordley Esq^r Expresses his Satisfacdn in
the House's kind acceptance of his Endeavour in the publick
Service
Resolved that all publick papers relating to the Lower
House of Assembly and brought into this House be Kept and
Lodged in the Assembly office for the future.

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