56 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

U. H. J.

Sent by Col^o Addison

Read the Message of this day by Col^o Mackall and Captain
Mariarte and the House moved his Honour the Governor
that the Bills therein mentioned might be immediately dis-
patch'd to which Motion his Honour agreed and Philemon
Lloyd Esq^r was sent to the Lower House to inform them
that his Honour required M^r Speaker and the whole House
to attend him in the Council Chamber immediately.
M^r Speaker and the whole House accordingly gave their
attendance and saw the following Acts Subscribed and As-
sented to on Behalf of the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary and Sealed with the Great Seal of this Prov^ce viz.

p. 142

I An Act to prohibit the Exportation of Indian Corn for
the Time therein limited, to suspend the Execution of An Act
Intituled an Act prohibiting the Importation of Bread, Beer,
Flour, Malt, Wheat, or other Indian or English Grain or
Meal Horses, Mares Colts or Filleys from Pennsylvania &
the Territories thereunto belonging
II An Act for securing the Rights and Inheritances of
Sundry the Inhabitants within this Province against certain
Impositions by Pretence of Suspected Deeds.
Adjourned till Morning

Friday October the 30^th 1724

Present the same as yesterday.
The petition of George Dent on Behalf of his Brother
Thomas Dent a languishing Prisoner in Charles County Goal
praying to be heard by Council and for Leave to bring in a
Bill for his Relief was Read and Council was heard for the
petitioner and M^r John Courts & Captain Harrison were Also
heard in Opposition thereto and on Consideration of the whole
the following Indorsement was made thereon viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October 30^th 1724.

Upon hearing the within petitioner on behalf of his Brother
Thomas Dent by his Council and also the Allegations of M^r
John Courts and Captain Harrison in opposition thereto
we are of Opinion that the said Thomas Dent ought to be
Relieved and we are Apt to believe that some circumstances
in the evidence may have escaped your Notice We therefore
Again recommend the Prisoners unhappy Circumstances to
your Consideration.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.