40 Assembly Proceedings, March 13, 1732/3-April 12, 1733

U. H. J.

Lib. No. 33
p. 285

land in Bills of Credit and with the Amendments Agreed to by both

Houses will pass.
Ordered to be so Endorsed and sent to the Lower House by Col
Ward John Rousby and Philip Lee Esq^rs
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem

p. 286

This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Charles Col
vert Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r brings in the Report of the Conferrees relating to
the Prisoners Bill

Black Book
No. 3
Letter
No. 127

At a Conferrence held at M^r John Lomas's on Wednesday the
fourth day of April 1733

Present

Philip Lee Esq^r Members of the
The Honourable-

Mich^l Howard Esq^r upper House

John Beale Esq^r M^r Ralph Crabb Members of the
M^r Walter Smith M^r Edw^d Sprigg Lower House

Your Conferrees haveing taken under their Consideracon, as well
the Bill Entituled; An Act for the Relief of poor Distressed Pris-
oners for Debt as the Amendments proposed thereto by the Upper
house, and haveing duely Considered thereof, do Agree to the Sev-
eral Amendments made by the Upper house, Except such as are
hereafter Mentioned and Expressed (to wit) that part of the Pre-
amble, which Excludes all but such as are imprisoned on Account of
inevitable Losses and Misfortune, and instead thereof that none be
Excluded Relief, but those as shall be found to have been Guilty of
fraudulent and Deceitfull practices, and that all the Amendments
proposed in Relation thereto be Accordingly Altered Your Con-
ferrees do also Agree, that no Married Person shall be lyable to be
sold, to discharge all or any part of his or their Debts, And we do
further propose that the last Clause in the Amendments, be Altered,
and Instead of the words, who shall not make a full & Exact Dis-
covery upon Oath of his or their Debts or Effects; these words be
put in, who ever shall wittingly or willingly Neglect to make a full
Discovery or true Inventory of his or her Debts or Effects: all which
is Submitted to the Consideration of both Houses.
Philip Lee, John Beale, Ralph Crabb
Mich^l Howard Walter Smith, Edw^d Sprigg

The following Message is sent to the lower House by Benjamin
Tasker Esq^r