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And a Bill for Recording a Deed from ...... Bateman & Henry
Scarborough to Rich^d Perry ..... the first and Second Times by
...... were so Endorsed and ..... Warfield & Maj^r Maiden .....
.... f or the Naturalization of John Sam^l Minskea ..... of John
Wolf and Others. ......making good & Valid a Deed from John
Gray to Theophilus Kitton.
For Removing Charles County Court House
For the Speedy Publication of the Laws &c^a
Were Severally read & Assented to & were so Endorsed and Sent
to the Upper House p M^r Dashield & M^r Kirke
They return and say they Delivered them.
Charles Calvert Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for Destroying Wolves Crows and Squirrells with the fol-
lowing Message Viz. [The text of this message will be found at
page 38.]

L. H. J.
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Which was read and the Question Put whether this House shall
Agree with the Proposals of the Upper House
Carried in the Negative.
A Bill for the Improvem^t of Tillage & Husbandry was read the
second time and on the Question Put the same will not pass.
John Hall Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the
Paper Bills of the five Engrost Bill sent up this Morning by Mr.

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Dashield & M^r Kirke ..... Severally thus Endorsed Viz.
[Hon. Benedict Leonard] Calvert Esq^r

Although the People of Maryland by ..... his Lordships Charter
are Entituled to .......... English Laws as well as the Laws that
...... in the Province Yet we humbly Conceive that these Benefits
Cannot be secured to us and those we Represent Unless the Magis-
trates who are or shall be Entrusted with the Administration of
Justice be under the Tie of an Oath to Act Consistently to the Best
of their Knowledge & Understanding, with the Laws that are to be
the Rule of their Decisions And as no Oath of Office Can be Im-
posed Except the Form thereof be Agreed to & Established by the
Legislature which is done this Session so Far as it is in the Power
of both Houses of Assembly so that Nothing is Wanting to Perfect
it but Your Honours Assent to the Bill now Engrossed, we are
Humble Suitors to your Hon^r to Assent thereto as soon as possible.

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It is an Undeniable truth ..... mentioned that the .... Justice .....
to Assure your ..... far as we have been ...... Apprehend them-
selves ......& Uncertain Condition as ..... untill the Magistrates
...... the Oath now Agreed on, on our ...... And that we Know
no means so Effectual to Quiet their Minds nor anything that would
be a greater Encouragem^t to our Selves to go on with Alacrity in

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