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praying an allowance from the publick for keeping Guard
over some ffelons &c^a Was read and the Question was put
whether the same shall be received or rejected. Carried by
the Majority of Votes that it be rejected
A Petition of William Bozman of Somerset County for
bringing in a Bill to confirm a Deed from Randall Revell Sen^r
& ux^r to Randall Revell Jun^r & ux^r was read and ordered that
all parties concern'd have notice thereof and the same is
referr'd till to morrow morning.
Coll^o Addison from the upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

October the 13^th 1725
Gentlemen.
In Answer to your message by M^r Hawkins and M^r Harri-
son this House do's appoint Coll^o Thomas Addison and Ben-
jamin Tasker Esq^r to be Join'd with Cap^t Joseph Harrison
M^r Henry Holland Hawkins M^r Marmaduke Tilden and M^r
Nicholas Goldsborough to view the work done to the Stadt
House to attend the Service to morrow morning and make
Report thereon
Sign'd p order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho :

The Petition of the Inhabitants of Choptanck Parish pray-
ing leave to bring in a Bill to Confirm the land wherein the
Chappell of Ease of the said Parish at Vienna Stands was read
and leave given to bring in a Bill to confirm two acres of land
on part whereof the Chappell Stands to the use [of] the said
Parish forever.
On Reading the Report of the Comittee of Aggrievances
on Monday last brought into the House from that Comittee
(viz from Somerset County) relating to the Register of the
Comissary's office his Exacting a ffee of ffive Shillings in some
Cases and ten shill. in others, on every Speciall Comission to
pass accounts, and of ten Shillings on attachm^ts of Contempt
issueing out of that office, The Hon^ble William Holland and
Thomas Addison Esq^rs two of the Com^rys Generall being
desirous to acquit themselves (as they have informed this
House by a member thereof) from any Imputation they may
lye under by such proceedings (the said Regisf having Sug-
gested to the Comittee of aggrievances, that he took such fees
by order of the Com^rys and had wrote to the Severall Deputy
Comissarys to Demand such ffees for his own use alleging in
the Letters wrote that it was by order of the Com^rys Generall)
appear before the House and affirm that they never gave any

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