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voted to a Steady Pursuit of the Happyness and Glory of the Prov-
ince of Maryland.
Bend' Leon^D Calvert

L. H. J.

Coll^o Belt from the Committee of Aggreivances and Courts of
Justice makes the following Report viz:

By the Committee of Aggreivances October 9^th 1728.

It's humbly offered by your Committee that the Aggreivances
offered last Assembly relating to Proving Accounts against dead
mens Estates may be taken now under the Consideration of the
House.
Signed p order. Nic. Hammond Cl: Com.

Charles Calvert Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r
Speaker the following Message Viz. [The text of this message is
printed at page 113.]
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock.

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Thursday October 10^th 1728.

The House met this day according to Adjournment.
The Members were called and all Present as yesterday.
Yesterdays Proceedings were read over.
The following Message being Prepared is Ordered to be Entred
thus viz: [The text of this message is printed at page 113.]

October 10

This Message was sent by Major King and M^r Courts who re-
turn and acquaint the House with their Delivery thereof.
Ordered that Leave be given to bring in a Bill for the Naturaliza-
tion of a Limited Number of foreign Protestants.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker
the following Message Viz. [The text of this message is printed
at page 113.]
The following Message being Prepared is ordered to be Entred
thus viz. [The text of this message is printed at page 114.]

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Which Message was sent by Major King and M^r Courts who
return and acquaint the House with their Delivery thereof.
Richard Tilghman Esq^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r
Speaker the following Petitions Indorsed as follows Viz.
The Petition of John Stokes thus Indorsed. Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October 10^th 1728

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Signed p Order. Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

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