324 Assembly Proceedings, July 10-August 8, 1729.

U. H. J.
p. 19

Sent to the Lower House by Coll Rider

An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by M^r Turbutt & M^r
Blackistone Entituled an Act repealing Part of An Act Entituled an
Act against forging & Counterfeiting of foreign Coynes Gold or
Silver, thus Subscribed

19^th July 1729
Read & assented to by the Lower house of Assembly
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the first Time in this house, the Bill for the better Adminis-
tration of Justice in Testamentary Affairs &c. &. Ordered to lye on

the Table
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning except Philip Lee Esq^r
Read the Petition of John Smith late Sheriff of Cecil County
Prisoner in the Goal of the s^d County
The following Message being prepared is sent to the Lower
house by John Rousby Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 19^th July 1729
Gentlemen.
We are not a little surprized to find that an Original bill, Intituled
an Act to prevent the untimely killing of Deer, sent down to your
House upon 15^th Instant by Philip Lee Esq^r hath been suppressed
or otherways concealed in your House, as We have a great Deal of
Reason to suspect by another bill of the like Nature this Day sent
up from your house by Col Belt and M^r Turbut
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

A message from the Lower house by M^r Sam^l Hanson & M^r
Jenings

By the Lower house of Assembly 19^th July 1729
May it please your Honours
In Answer to your Message of yesterday by Col Tilghman We
have appointed M^r Dulany M^r Samuel Hanson, M^r Jenings, Coll
Gale, M^r Crabb, & M^r Hollyday to joy n the Members of your House
therein proposed, in a Conference to consider of the Means to carry
on a friendly Correspondence with Our Neighbours of Virginia; who