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prudent Indulgence to the property of the Master which ought
not to be Invaded unless in Case of Necessity. As to the Case
of the two Servants if it be a favour to the Masters property,
or that they are afraid to Bail them, No doubt but they will
Consent their Servants should be sold either out of the Prov-
ince or to such as will be Security for them, and this may be
done without a Law to Oblige them; besides we Cannot think
it Reasonable to make a Generall Law for Remedying a par-
ticular Case, and Invest the Magistrates with an Arbitrary
power of Obliging Masters to sell their Servants or be Se-
curity for them upon every Surmise of Misbehaviour. So
long as these Servants persist in such Obstinate Mischievous
Resolutions as you mention in Your Message the place where
they are [is] fittest for them, and whensoever they shall Show
any Disposition to Repentance and amendment whereby the
Magistrates may be Induced to Release them Sufficient pro-
vision is already made for the payment of their fees. For the
Reasons in this and our former Message we Cannot Consent
to pass the Bill
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho :
On Reading the Report of the Conferrees on Capt Riders
petition the Question was put whether this House Concurrs
therewith or not
It passed in the Negative.
An Engrost Bill for Relief of poor Prisoners; for Build-
ing a New Court House in Calvert County, In favour of
John Speak Junr were assented to and were so Endorst, and
Sent to the Upper House by Capt King & Vachel Denton
Esqr
They Return and say they delivered them
Collo Ward from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker the
Paper Bills of the three Engrost Bills last Mentioned Sev-
erally thus Endorst viz:
By the Upper House of Assembly
Octor the 29th 1725
The Engrost Bills whereof this is the Originall is Assented
to By this House
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl: Up: Ho.
As also the following Paper Bills viz.
For dividing Great Choptank Parish, and the Paper Bill
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