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The Lower House. in
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Having special Trust and Confidence in your Fidelity, Integrity
Knowledge and Circumspection I do hereby nominate Constitute
and Appoint you the said Benjamin Young to be Examiner and
Master in the high Court of Chancery, to take the Examinations and
Depositions of Witnesses, as to the Facts in issue in all Causes de-
pending or hereafter to be commenced in the said Court, and also
to take all Orders Decreed, to Report all matters of Fact referred to
you, and to take all Affidavits and Probats of Answers in the same
Court; Hereby Giving and Granting unto you full Power and
Authority to Act Do Perform and Execute all a-nd singular the
Powers and Authorities as are practised or exercised by any such
Officer of the Court of Chancery of England so far as in the ludg-
ment of the Chancellor for the time being the Circumstances of the
Court of Chancery of this Province will admit, and to ask demand
and receive, all such Fees Perquisites and Rewards as shall be by
the Lieutenant Governor of the said Province for the time being
thought just and Reasonable. To have and to hold the said Office
of Examiner and Master during Pleasure. Given at the City of
Annapolis this Eighth day of October in the twentieth Year of his
Lordships Dominion &ca Anno Dom 1734 Sam: Ogle
Copy J Ross, Reg Cur. Cane.
(The table of fees follows adopted by the Council on Feb. 20,
1733/4 and printed in 28 Archives, Council, pp. 54 and 58.)
Colo Hammond from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker the
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Bill entituled An Act for the Speedy and effectual Publication of the
Laws of this Province and for the Encouragement of Jonas Green
of the City of Annapolis Printer. (See page 25) Which Bill was
here Read and Passed for Ingrossing
The House Adjourns to 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon
Post Merediem
The House met according to Adjournment
An Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act for the Speedy and effectual
Publication of the Laws of this Province, and for the Encourage-
ment of Jonas Green of the City of Annapolis, Printer, was brought
in, Read, and Assented to and sent to the Upper House with the
Paper Bill thereof, by Mr Harris and Mr Thomas
James Holliday Esqr from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker
a Petition of Joseph Williams and Richard Snowden, praying leave
to cut of the Entail of a Tract of Land called Williams Range, and to
entail Lands of equal Value in Lieu
A Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arundel County, pray-
ing Leave to cut of the Entail of a Tract of Land called Ropers Neck,
and to entail Lands in Lieu thereof
And a Petition of the Reverend John Lang Rector of Saint James
Parish, praying Leave to bring in a Bill to Impower Authorize and
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