The Lower House. 113

Edmund Jenings Esq^r delivers M^r Speaker a Petition of Thomas
Spalding & Catherine his Wife praying leave to bring in a Bill to cut
of the entail of A Tract of Land called Coopers Purchase and to
entail Lands in lieu thereof: And a Petition of the Vestry and sundry
Inhabitants of Queens Parish in Prince Georges County praying An
Act may pass to Levy on the Taxable Inhabitants the sum of Seventy
Pounds to compleat the Repairs of the Chappie in the said Parish,
and that the said Chappie may hereafter be Repaired at the Parish
Charge. Which Petitions were severally Indorsed By the Upper
House of Assembly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House
Philip Lee Esq^r delivers M^r Speaker a Petition of Michael Taylor
a languishing Prisoner in Prince Georges County Indorsed, By the
Upper House of Assembly July 23. 1740. Read and Referred to the
Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly, if a Bill be brought
in A Clause be added conformable to the Prayer of William Mauduits
Petition a Petition of William Mauduit, praying that Michael Taylor
be compelled to give Security for his good Behaviour if Relieved by
the Legislature Indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, re-
ferred to the Consideration of the Lower House: And the Petition
of Nicholas Hammond Prisoner in Ann Arundel County Goal, In-
dorsed By the Upper House of Assembly Referred to the Considera-
tion of the Lower House
The House Adjourns to the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.

Thursday Morning July 24. 1740.

The House met According to Adjournment &c^a All Appeared
as yesterday
M^r Henry Hall Appeared in the House.
Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r from the Upper House delivers
M^r Speaker the Bill continuing An Act of Assembly of this Province
entituled An Act for the more effectual Punishment of certain
Offenders and for taking from them the Benefit of Clergy
The Bill reviving An Act of Assembly of this Province entituled
An Act to prevent cutting up Tobacco Plants, destroying of Tobacco
and Tobacco Houses, and for ascertaining the Punishment of Crimi-
nals Guilty of the said Offences.
And the Bill, entituled An Act continuing an Act of Assembly of
this Province entituled A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled
An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Negroes and other
Slaves and for taking away the Benefit of Clergy from certain
Offenders, and to an Act entituled An Act to prevent the tumultuous
Meeting and other Irregularities of Negroes and other Slaves, and
directing the manner of Trying of Slaves
Severally Indorsed. (See page 26)

July 24