The Lower House. 63

Friday Morning May 13^th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The Petition of Lewis Duvall of Ann Arundell County praying
leave to Bring in a Bill to Cut of the Entail of a Tract of Land Called
Wilsons Grove and to Entail Land's in Lieu thereof read and
Granted.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
May 13

On Motion of a Member Leave given to Bring in a Bill for giving
further time for proving of Accounts and for repealing part of an
Act of Assembly therein mentioned.
M^r Denton Brings in a Bill Entituled an Act for giving further
time for proving accounts and for Repealing part of an Act of As-
sembly therein mentioned which was read the first time and the
Question was put whether the said Bill should have a second Reading
or not Resolved in the Negative
George Plater Esq^r from the Up^r House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message (See page 12.)
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment &c.
The following Message Sent to the Up^r House by M^r Hammond
& M^r Stoughton (See page 13.)
The Bill Entituled an Act to Quit Possessions and to perpetuate
the Bounds of Land Read the first time and ordered to Lye on the
Table.
On Motion Leave given to bring in a Bill to purchase Land
without the City of Annapolis fence In order for a Garden to a
House to be built for His Excy The Governour.
Michael Howard Esq^r from the Up^r House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message. (See page 13.)
A Bill Entituled an Act to remove some Doubts Concerning the
probates of Wills read the first time and ordered to Lye on the
Table.
On Motion of a Member to bring in a Bill against Ingrossing and
and Regrateing Leave is given accordingly and Col Hanson Col
Hooper and M^r Smith appointed to Draw the same
The House Adjourns &c^a untill to morrow morning at 9 of the
Clock

p. 705

Saturday morning May 14^th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
An Ingrossed Bill Entituled an Act for the more Effectual Punish-
ment of Certain Offenders and for Takeing from them the Benefit of
Clergy read and Assented to. The Bill Entituled an Act for the
further Explaining and Carrying into Execution an Act for laying

May 14