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The Petition of John Nicholson & the Petition of James Mackin-
tosh Severally Indorsed thus, [The text of this endorsement is
printed at page 18.]

L. H. J.

The Petition of the Vestry and Majority of the parishioners of
S^t Pauls parish in Baltemore County and the Petition of James
Mackintosh were Severally read & Granted.
The Petition of Edmund Jennings and Ariana Jennings was read
& granted
The Petition of John Nicholson was read & granted
The House Adjourns untill Two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Friday at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

The House met according to Adjournment, The Members were
Called and all present as in the Morning.
A Bill Entituled an Act to Inroll and Record an Indenture between
Mathias Vanbebber of the one part, and Thomas Bordley Esq^r of
the Other part was read the first time and Ordered to Lye on the
Table
The Bill Entituled an Act to Inroll and Record an Indenture
between Mathias Vanbebber of the one part and Thomas Bordley
Esq^r of the other part as read the Second time by an Especial Order
and passed and Sent to the Upper House by M^r Wharfeild and M^r
Worthington, Who return and say they delivered the Same.
The Petition of Thomas Canner is referred until the next Session
of Assembly

The Members appointed by this House to join with Some of the
Members of the Upper House as a Committee to prepare and bring in
a Bill to Emprove the Staple of Tobacco having Reported to this
House that the Members of the Upper House Acquainted them that
the three pence p Hogshead proposed as an Equivalent to the Lord
Proprietary would not be Accepted of unless any Deficiency that
should happen by the Execution of the proposed Tobacco Bill besides
the said three pence p hogshead were made up, Whereupon the
Question was put whether in Case the Appropriating the three pence
p Hogshead for Arms during the Continuance of the proposed
Tobacco Law to his Lordships Use shall fall Short of making up the
Duty of Twenty Eight Thousand five hundred and fifty Six Hogs-

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heads of Tobacco the Deficiency for Two Shillings p Hogshead
Payable to his Lordship in Leiu of Rents and Alienation fines should
not be made up out of the Mony lying in Bank that hath Arisen on
the said Duty of three pence p Hogshead or not. Resolved in the
Affirmative.

The House Adjourns until to Morrow Morning at Eight of the
Clock

p. 206