26 Assembly Proceedings, May 21— June 16, 1730.

U. H. J.

Hemsley and Major Robert King to Join the Members appointed
by Your House to make an Inspection into the Writing in the Com-
missarys and Secretarys Offices during the time M^r Vachel Denton
hath wrote in them
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl: Lo. Ho.

Read the Petition of Edmond Jennings Esq^r and Granted
Whereas there is a Deed lyes before this House Endorsed in the
words following, Viz.
March the 27^th 1725

p. 25

Then the within Deed and Acknowledgement were Inrolled in the
Provincial Court Land Records of Maryland Viz' Lib. p. LL. N^o 6
Fol: 58 p Vachel Denton Cl: and it appearing to this House that the
said Deed is not Recorded and that M^r Denton Clerk of the Secretarys
Office having made Oath before this House that a Certain William
Beckingham whilst he Acted as Under Clerk in the said Office had
made the aforesaid Endorsement in his name and being guilty of
other Malefeazances, it is Resolved that John Lusby be appointed
Serjeant at Arms for this purpose to take into Custody the Body
of the said Beckingham and bring him before this House immediately
which Order Issued in the Words following

By the Upper House of Assembly 4^th June 1730

You are hereby appointed and Empowered as Serjeant at Arms
attending this House to take into Your Custody the Body of William
Beckingham of Talbot County and him safe keep, so that [you] have
his Body before this House with all Convenient speed to Answer unto
such matters and things as shall be then and there Objected against
him, and all Magistrates and Others are hereby required to be Aiding
and Assisting you in the due Execution of this Order, hereof fail not
at Your Peril
Signed p Order John Ross Cl: Up: Ho :
To M^r John Lusby.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

June 5

Friday Morning 5^th June 1730.
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Johnson and M^r George
Entituled an Act to Confirm two Deeds of Sale the one from George
Oldfield and Petronella his wife and the other from Richard Carr
Son and Heir at Law to a certain John Carr of Cecil County Deced
to Casparus Augustine Herman thus Endorsed.