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The Bill for repealing an Act Entituled an Act prohibiting the
Importation of bread, beer, flower, Malt, Wheat, or other Indian
or English Grain or Meale, horses, Mares Colts or Fillies from
Pensilvania and the Territories thereto belonging. Read first and
second Time by especiall order and will Pass.
The same is sent to the Upper House by James Hollyday Esq^r
and M^r Robins who return and say they Delivered the same.
Ordered that Leave be given to bring in a Bill to better the Staple
of Tobacco.

L. H. J.

The Petition of Samuel Stevens referred here from the Upper
House read and Ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill for
the Petitioners releif according to Prayer.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock.

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Wednesday October 9^th 1728.
The House met this Day according to Adjournment.
The Members were called all present as Yesterday.
Yesterdays Proceedings were read over.
The Petition of Sarah Whitall referred here from the Upper
House being read Ordered that the same be rejected.
On Reading the Petition of Christopher Bonfield a Languishing
Prisoner in Calvert County Gaol Praying leave to bring in a Bill
for his releif. Ordered that the Consideration thereof be referred
till fryday next to the Intent Persons Concerned may have Notice.
On Reading the Petition of John Beale of Charles County Pray-
ing leave to bring in a Bill to enable Daniel Dulany Esq^r to Plead
his Cause now depending in the High Court of Appeales between
John Diggs Lessee Appellant and him as Defendant without his the
said Dulany's Qualifying himself as Prescribed by the late Act
relating to Attorneys

October 9

It was Ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill accordingly.
This Day the House took into their Consideration the Report
from the Committee of Aggreivances and Courts of Justice in rela-
tion to the Act for the better Administration of Justice in Testa-
mentary Affairs Granting Administrations recovery of Legacies
Securing filial Portions And Distribution of Intestates Estates, And
Resolved to take the said Act into their Consideration
M^r John Magruder is added to the Committee of Laws.
The Petition of Sarah Massey of Philadelphia Widow being this
day read Ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Peti-
tioners releif as Prayed.

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