The Lower House. 67

Wednesday October 18^th 1727

The House Meet According to Adjournment. Yesterdays Pro-
ceedings are read.

Col^o Greenfield from the Conference Appointed on the Oath of
Judge or Justice Returns the following Report Viz. [The text of

L. H. J.
October 18

this report will be found at page 21.]
With Which this House........Charles Calvert Esq^r from......
House delivers M^r Speaker the Petition ..... of the City of Annap-
olis with Sundry Papers relating thereto of Charles Carroll of An-
napolis Chirurgeon of S^t Pauls Parish in Baltemore County and of
Robert Parle

Severally thus Endorsed Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo^r 18^th 1727

Read and Referr'd to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Sign'd p Order Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho :

On Reading the Petition of the Corporation of the City of An-
napolis.

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Ordered that M^r Crabb, M^r Warfield, M^r Welsh and M^r Chap-
man or any two of them have ...... the Depositions of such Evi-
dences as .... to them .... reduced, to summons Evidences &.....
they shall think Necessary and ..... Report therein to the .......
timely Notice to.......House delivers .... John Tennison ..... of
Assembly .........
..... House delivers ...... relief of John Yoe thus Endorsed.
[The text of this endorsement will be found at page 20.]
Ordered that M^r Beale and M^r Denton be a Committee to Inspect
the Ancient Journalls relating to the Constitution & Judicature of
this Province.
Coll^o Ward and five others from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill for Ascertaining the form of the Oath of Judge
or Justice thus Endorsed Viz. [The text of this endorsement will
be found at page 21.]

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Thereupon the same was —— ...... Engrossing.
Resolved .... Poor Prisoners ........... Delivers M^r ..... St.
Pauls Parish in Queen ...... [The text of this message will be
found at page 22.]
A Supplementary Bill to the Act Prohibiting the Importation oi
Bread &c^a was read and on the Question put the same will not Pass

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..... the Question was Put whether the same .... or not Carried
in the Negative.

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