The Lower House. 47

Ordered that the Clerk of this House Issue a Summons for Gilbert
Crocket Emanuel Chew and William Dallam of Baltemore County
and the Reverend M^r James Williamson of Calvert County to attend
this House on Tuesday next
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Merediem The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The Bill Entituled an Act for the more Effectuall Punishment of
Certain Offenders and for Takeing from them the Benefit of Clergy
was read the second time and Committed for Amendment
The House Adjourned untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
[Should not
Chew be
Teal]

Saturday May 7^th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c.
Ordered that the Clerk of this House make out Summons for
Leonard Wayman and Francis Peirpoint of Ann Arundell County
and for William Rogers and Charles Ridgely of Baltemore County
A Bill Entituled an Act to Alter the Time for Superseding Exe-
cutions Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the Table
The Question was put that an Address be made to the Governour
Immediately Concerning His Lordships Instructions to his Agent
Resolved in the Affirmative.
M^r Key and M^r Hammond Appointed to prepare an Address
Accordingly. The Bill Entituled an act for the more Effectuall
punishment of Certain Offenders and for Takeing from them the
Benefit of Clergy read The Second time passed and Sent to the Up^r
House by Col Hanson and M^r Richard Francis

May 7

The House Adjourned untill Monday morning at 9 of the Clock

p. 693

Monday morning May 9th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Speaker Communicated to the House the following Letter
S^r
I would have sent you the Inclosed Sooner but that I am very Sure
I have one other Instruction relating to Cut Gold which reduces it to
three pounds Sterl the ounce, as Soon as I Can possibly find it I will
send it to you.
I am Sir Your most Humble Serv^t
Benj^a Tasker

And the following Instruction.
My Quit Rents and Alienation fines being payable in money Ster-
ling and almost all the Specie in the Province being foreign Gold

May 9