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Your Committee have also examined the Records in the Secre-
tarys Office in Relation to a Deed from Matthias Vanbebber to
Thomas Bordley Esqr whereon is the following Endorsement
March the 27th 1725
Then the within Deed and Acknowledgement were Inrolled in the
Provincial Court Land Records of Maryland Viz Lib0 P LL No 6
fol0 58
p Vachel Denton Cl.
All which said Endorsements seems also to your Committee to be
the hand Writing of the said William Beckingham to which said
Book and folio they having referr'd and which to Your Committee
appears fair and Regular, they do not find the said Deed hath ever
been Recorded.
Your Committee further find in the Minutes of the Proceedings
of May Provincial Court 1724 the following Entry Viz.
At the request of Vachel Denton Clerk of this Court William Beck-
ingham is approved of and Admitted Clerk Assistant to this Court
and thereupon the said William Beckingham having Qualified him-
self by taking the several Oaths appointed to be taken by Act of
Assembly and the Oath of Clerk assistant takes his place accordingly
as such. Which said Entry seems also to Your Committee to be
the hand Writing of the aforesaid William Beckingham
All which Your Committee humbly Submit to the Consideration
of both Houses
Signed p Order Jno Gibson Cl. Com.
An Engrossed Bill from the Lower House by Collo Greenfield and
five more Entituled An Act to Ascertain the fees of practitioners in
the Law in this Province and to prevent Extortions Frauds and
Abuses therein being Read is Ordered to be thus Subscribed
13th June 1730
Read & Assented to by the Upper House of Assembly
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
The Paper bill so Endorsed is sent to the Lower House bv Collo
Holland.
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
The Journal of the Committee of Accounts brought from the
Lower House by Mr Beale and four more thus Subscribed
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