310 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Your Committee find on Inspecting the papers of the Petitioners
the Land Called Crackburns Purchase Containing Two Hundred
acres was Granted on the 24^th Day of October Ann. Dom^r 1659 unto
Richard Crackburn assignee of Walter Peak and Peter Mills as-
signee of Paul Simpson in ffee. Your Committee further find that
the said Richard Crackburn by his Deed bearing Date the 17^th Day
of November 1681, Did Bargain and Sell the said Tract of Land
to Richard Gardiner of S^t Marys County in ffee.
Your Committee also find that Richard Gardiner and Mary his
wife of S^t Marys County af^d Did Convey to Hugh Benson of the
same County Planter one Hundred acres part of the said Tract in ffee
Your Committee Likewise find that Mary the Daughter and
Heiress at Law of Hugh Benson Intermarried with Bowling Speak
of Charles County and that the said Bowling Speak and the said
Mary his wife by their Deed bearing Date the 3 I^st day of March
1739 did Convey the said Parcell of Land unto the Petitioners in
ffee.
All which said Deeds appear to your Committee to be duly Exe-
cuted and an uninterrupted Possession passed therewith. Your
Committee further find by the Information of Mess: Thomas
Aisquith and James Swann Members of your House that the Land
Called Crackburns Purchase Mentioned by the Petitioners is of
greater Value in Quantity Quality and Improvements than that part
of Land the Petitioners pray to be Enabled to Dispose of Called
Seamour Town or known by the name of Leonards Town there being
neither Improvements or Timber thereon all which is Humbly Sub-
mitted to the Consideration of the House.
Signed p order Rich^d Dorsey Clk Committee.

Which being read the House agrees to the report. Leave given to
the Petitioners to bring in a bill as prayed
Ordered that no Petition be received in this House after Tuesday
next. M^r William Rumsey a member Returned for Cecil County
appeared this morning. Coll Colvill and M^r Wilkinson Sent to the
upper House To see him Qualified they Return and acquaint M^r
Speaker they see him qualified by Taking the Severall Oaths to the
Government required by Law and by Repeating and Signing the
Test. The Gentleman took his place in the House. The Bill En-
tituled an Act for Issuing writs of Replevin out of the County Courts
Read and Committed for Amendment. The House adjourns untill
two of the Clock in the afternoon.

Post Merediem. The House met according to adjournment.
M^r George brings in a bill Entituled an Act for the Tryal of all
Matters of [fact] in the Several Countys where they have arisen or