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Read the Bill for assertaining the form of the Oath of a Judge
or Justice thus Subscribed Viz.
October the 19^th 1727
Read and assented to by the Upper [Lower] house of Assembly
and
Sign'd p order M. Jenefer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was read and assented to by this House and order'd to
be so Subscribed
The Paper Bill so Endors'd sent down to the Lower house by
Phil Lee Esq^r
A Message from the Lower house by M^r Nicholas Goldsborough
and five more Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly October the 24^th 1727
May it Please your Honours ;
We are Sorry to find by your messuage of the 21^st Instant
by Benj. Tasker Esq^r that you are against passing the Bill for
Divideing St. Pauls Parish in Queen Anns County this Session
since it appears that the present Rector after such a Division as is

propos'd will have near 40000 Tobacco p Annum which we take
to be a very handsome maintenance for a Minister and that that
Division being as we are well assured very Satisfactory to the
maior part of the Parishoners we are alsoe informed that there is
an opportunity of getting a Minister for the new Parish imme-
diately which cannot be expected untill Provision is made to Sup-
port him besides if there was no such oppertunity the Tobacco
that would be raised by the forty p poll would be a great Ease to
the Inhabitants by building a Church and of great service to the
People who receive little benefit from the present Incumbent who
cannot possibly render that Service to so great a number of People
as the Parishoners Consist of, and who live at so great a Distance
from one another that ought to be performed in so Important a

U. H. J.

Concern as is the Case of their Souls so have sent you the bill again
and hope you will Pass it
Sign'd p order M. Jenefer Cl Lo. Ho.

Ordered to lye on the Table.
A Bill from the Lower house by Coll Maxwell and three more
directing the Payment of fees ariseing due on the Prosecution of
white Servants which shall here after be imported into this
Province thus Endors'd Viz.

By the Lower house of Assembly October the 25^th 1727
Read the first and second time by Especiall order and will Pass
Sign'd p order M. Jenefer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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