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Notwithstanding which the said Act is afterwards in Folio 409,
410, 411 of the said Book Entered with many Interlienations and
Incertainties and more particularly the Words in the said Act of
1704 Recorded in Folio in &ca are for support of her Government
yet your committee find in the said Post Entry of the said Act in
Folio 410 &ca the Words " for Support of Government " leaving out
the word " her "
Your Committee do not know by what Authority the said Post
Entry was made, But most humbly Apprehend that it may be of
dangerous Consequence to admit of a Licentious Entry of the Laws
of this Province and that contrary to the Words of the Law, as your
Committee observe has been done here, But they humbly submit
the same to the consideration of your Honourable House
Signed p order of the Committee S. Bordley CI
On reading the said Report the House concurs with the Report
and ordered the same to be Entered on the Journal of this House
Mr Mathews from the Committee of Aggrievances &ca delivers
Mr Speaker the following Report Viz.
By the Committee of Aggrievances and Courts of Justice
May 29th 1739
(The first two paragraphs of this Report are taken from the
Report printed on page 357.)
Your committee humbly observe that they find the Clause afore-
said in the condition of the Bond aforesaid was first Introduced Anno
Domini 1729 and which Clause your Committee humbly conceive
to be illegal as the same is not agreable to the Statute of the 22d and
23d char 2d cap 10, and may be attended with dangerous conse-
quences but is humbly submitted to the consideration of your Hon-
ourable House
Signed p order of the Committee S Bordley Cl.
This House Unanimously concurs with the said Report
The House adjourned until to morrow morning at nine of the
Clock
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