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They return and. say they Delivered it
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill for Relief of Sundry Poor Prisoners thus Endorsed
Viz. [The text of the endorsement wiil be found at page 32.]

L. H. J.

Whereupon he was Included ........
[The text of this message will be found at page 33.]

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..... M^r Goldsborough & ..... Delivered them ....... Criminal
Serv^ts ..... Question Put the

...... the Upper House Delivers M^r ..... Bill of the Engrost
Bill for ..... of the Oath of Judge or Justice ......

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 24^th 1727

The Engrost Bill whereof this is the Originall is read and as-
sented to by this House

Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho:

A Bill for the Relief of John Hans Steelman was read the first
and Second times by Especial Order and Past and which was so
Endorst & Sent to the Upper House by M^r Waughop and M^r Ma-
gruder

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They Return and Say they Delivered it
Nicholas Lowe Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Paper Bill of the ....... Reviving .... Which Message ....
[The text of this message will be found at page 34.]
On Reading whereof the Question was Put whether the Bill shall
be reinforced by another Message or not

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Hon^r the Gov^r was read and ........ follows Viz.
Benedict Leonard Calvert Gov^r

..... Address of the House of Delegates
May it Please your Hon^r
We are Heartily grieved that our Second Address to your Hon^r
to Assent to the Bill for Appointing the Oath of Judge or Justice,
should have given your Hon^r any Uneasiness or Dissatisfaction.
Your Honour Acknowledges the Regularity of Passing a Bill
before the End of the Session which indeed is unquestionable &
what the Assembly has done at the beginning of it, When his Lord-
ships Interest Required it.

October 25
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As to the Occasion of our Addressing your Honour It is the
Most ..... a Sufficient ........... full hope is that your Hon^r ...
..... the Peoples Expectation in a ..........
Sign'd p Order John [Mackall, Speaker]

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