144 Assembly Proceedings, October 3-November 2, 1728.

U. H. J.

Excellency laid before the two Houses of Assembly is an Evidence
of his great Goodness & particular condescension in communicating
to us the dangerous practices which have been secretly carried on
and now publickly avowed by some audacious designing Persons
against the freedom of Legislation if not worse designs in disturb-
ing the Peace and Quiet of his Majestys Subjects within this pro-
vince such Practices Gentlemen as they are dangerous noveltys
amongst us ought to be treated with the utmost detestation and the
Authors thereof when discovered punished according to their just
dements for preventing the like Attempts for the future which noth-
ing can give a greater discouragement to than the publick Resent-
ments of both Houses against such Vile and seditious Practices
upon this present Conjuncture.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Key and M^r Hemsley Enti-
tuled An Act for the Relief of several poor prisoners thus endors'd
viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 26. 1728.

p. 371

Read the first time and Ordered to lie on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 28^th 1728

Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

Read the first time in this House and Ordered the said Bill lie
on the Table
Adjourn'd till to Morrow Morning Nine of the Clock.

October 29

Tuesday Morning October the 29^th 1728
This House met again according to adjournment, Psent as yes-
terday
Read the Deposition of Edward Harris of Queen Anns County
which is as follows viz.

The Deposition of Edward Harris of Queen Anns County aged
about twenty nine years being sworn on the Holy Evangelist of
Almighty God before the Honble Philip Lee Esq^r & Col^o Levin
Gale two of his Lordships Justices of the Provincial Court and
Interrogated declares as follows viz.
This Deponant saith to the best of his knowledge on Tuesday
night the 15^th of this Instant October he was going through George