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

U. H. J.

A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled An Act for the Estab-
lishment of Religious Worship in this Province according to the
Church of England & for the maintenance of Ministers thus sever-
ally subscribed viz.

October the 30^th 1728
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

Which are read and Assented to by this House and ordered to be
severally so subscrib'd

The Paper Bills so severally endorst are sent to the Lower House
by Nicholas Low Esq^r
The following message is prepared & sent to the Lower House
by Benjamin Tasker Esq^r viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 30^th 1728

p. 376

Gentlemen
In answer to your Message by John Beale Esq^r & M^r Worthing-
ton we did not believe that any special Reasons could have been ex-
pected from us uppon Account of the Addition of the words, as are,
next before agreable to the usages and Constitution of this province
it being obvious that the Amendment was made with no other view
than of giving a Clearer and more Explicit Interpretation of the
Design of the Oath viz. that the Judge shall do equal law and right
to all the Kings Subjects according to the Acts of Assembly &c^a
and according to the Laws Statutes and reasonable Customs of En-
gland as are agreable to the usage & Constitution of this Province
But forasmuch as you have declared yourselves of Opinion that
what hath been intended by this House as an explanation only hath
rendered the form thereof inconsistent with the design of the Oath
of Judge or Justice we desire to know of you what other design
(for we know of none) is contained in the proposed form of the
Oath than that of doing right to the Kings Subjects according to
such Laws Statutes and reasonable Customs of England as are
agreable to the Usage and reasonable Constitution of this Province.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Read the second time the Bill for the Relief of several poor pris-
oners which is ordered to be thus endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 30^th 1728

Read the second time and with the Amendments proposed in the
message herewith sent will pass.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.