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Wednesday May the 27th 1730.
The House met according to Adjournment
The Members were Called and all Present as yesterday.
The proceedings of Yesterday were read.
The Petition of Thomas Worsley referred here from the Upper
House was read & granted.
The Petition of Thomas Palmer an Insolvent Prisoner was read
and granted with this Indorsement saving to all persons their right
of Action against the Sherrif in whose Custody the prisoner now is
for any Escape Prior to the Act.
A Receipt of Thomas Manning from Calvert County being pro-
duced under the hands of Vachel Denton and Michael Macnemara for
the Sum of thirteen pounds Six Shillings and nine pence for fees
Charged by them as Scribes of the Court of Delegates, On reading the
same this House Resolved that the receiving those fees is unjust &
Exorbitant & an Aggreivance.
The House Adjourns untill Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Wednesday at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon
The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called & all Present as in the Morning.
On reading the Petition of William Vernon and Keysar Knighton
Ordered that Messrs James Hollyday John Beale and Joshua George
be Appointed a Committee to Examine into the Several Allegations
in the said Petition & report the same to the House.
The Petition of Edward Parish & John Parish was read & referred
to the last Mentioned Gentlemen in Order to make their Report
thereon in Relation to the Allegations therein Contained.
The Petition of John Aldridge was read and granted [The text
of this message is printed at page 16]
The above Message and Petition was sent to the Upper House by
Coll Belt & Capt Sprigg who return & say they Delivered the same.
Coll. Greenfeild from the Committee appointed to Consider of a
Tobacco Law brought in a Report from the said Committee & read
it in his place.
The Report was as followed: [The text of this report is printed
at page 14.]
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