The Lower House. 541

The Reasons of the Rev^d M^r Christopher Wilkinson ag^t the
dividing that Parish thus endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 15^th 1726
Read & Recomended to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Signd p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Thereupon the said pet^o was read again w^th the above
Reasons And It is the Opinion of this House that the said
Parish ought to be divided But forasmuch as this House are
not well apprized in what part of the said Parish the equallest
Division can be made they think it proper that the honble
Richard Tilghman Esq^r M^r James Earle Sen^r Maj^r William
Turbut M^r August^ts Thompson M^r Sol^o Clayton M^r Tho^s
Hynson Wright Cap^t Andrew Price M^r Humphrey Wells
M^r Benjamin Pemberton M^r John Chairs & M^r John Wright
or the Major part of them be appointed to meet at such Times
and places as to them shall seem meet And that they make
their Report thereon to the next Assembly at the next Sessions
thereof, of the most Convenient place for dividing the said
Parish And ordered that a Message to the Upper House be
prepared Accordingly desiring their Concurrence herein so as
that an Ord^r of both Houses may be made out Accordingly.
Which message was prepard pursuant thereto And sent
to the Upper House by M^r Edward Wright and the other three
Members of Queen Ann's County.
They return and Say they delivered it.
The house adjourns till two of the Clock afternoon

Post Merediem.

The House meets.
Nicholas Lowe Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the Petition of Thomas Manning thus endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 15^th 1726

The within Petition being read is referr'd to the Consider-
ation of the Lower House, of Assembly

Sign'd p Order Geo Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

L. H. J.

Which was read and Ordered that Provided Notice can
be given to the Parties Concern'd before Thursday next to

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