272 Assembly Proceedings, August 19-September 6, 1731.

U. H. J.

within this Province are made of Equall Value in proportion to their
weight with Mexico & pillar peices of Eight, Whereas many German

& other Silver Coins are of so base an Allay, That their Intrinsick
Value will not near Equal that proportion And for that we are not
at present provided with any Expedient to discover the real Intrin-
sick Value of such base foreign Silver Coins We think it better to
Omit that Paragraph in this bill which relates to the Regulation

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of Silver Coins And leave it to the direction of our former Act of
Assembly for that purpose which is Agreeable to the Act of Parlia-
ment for Ascertaining the rates of foreign Coins in the plantations
in America made in the Sixth Year of the Reigne of Queen Anne.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
Sent to the lower House by John Rousby Esq^r
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Col Holland &
John Hall Esq^r
Read the second time the bill Entituled an Act to Supply some
defects in a Deed of bargain & Sale from Edward Warner late of
London in the Kingdom of Great Brittain Deced to William Hus-
bands late of Cecil County Deced of Two Tracts of Land Viz. the
one called Stillington & the other called Chance and will pass. Signed
p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
Sent by Col. Ward.
Read the petition of Col John Rider praying leave to bring in a
bill to cut off the Entail of a Tract of land called Fulham & to
Settle other lands in lieu thereof & recommended to the Considera-
tion of the lower House of Assembly.
Sent down by John Hall Esq^r
Read the first time the bill prepared in this House Entituled an Act
for the Amendment of the Staple of Tobacco by destroying the Trash
and Ordered to lye on the Table.
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight a Clock

Aug. 31

Tuesday Morning 31^st August 1731
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday.

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A Message from the lower House with the Bill Entituled a Sup-
plementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act for Settling the Rates of
foreign Silver Coins within this Province.
By M^r Dashiel & M^r Blackiston