564 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

L. H. J.

County, to purchase Three 'Acres of Land &c was Read the second
time and passed, and sent to the Upper House by M^r Courts and
Capt. Chesley.
Ordered, That Col. Tasker and Capt. Purnell acquaint his Excel-
lency, this House hath prepared an Address to him, and desires to
know when and where he will Receive it: They Return and Ac-
quaint M^r Speaker, the Governor will be ready in half an Hour,
to Receive it in the Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That William Stoughton Esq^r and Three more present
the Address to the Governor; They return and acquaint M^r Speaker,
they presented it.
M^r Smith delivers M^r Speaker an Address to the Governor, which
was Read, approved, and Ordered to be Ingrossed.
M^r Speaker communicates to the House the following Message
communicated to him by the Governor; Viz.
Gentlemen,
I find by your Address to me, you don't think proper to give a
further Sum for compleating the House; however I can hardly
think, you will judge prudent, not to allow as much as will be suffi-
cient to cover it in. I cannot possibly determine what that will
amount to; but as near as I can guess, it will be Eight or nine Hun-
dred Pounds. If you will give that sum, I Promise you to use no
more of it than will barely answer the End of saving the Building
from Ruin, and which I hope, for the sake of good Husbandry, you
will have Regard to. Tho. Bladen
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem
The House met According to Adjournment &c.

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The Bill entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act entituled, An
Act for the Relief of Debtors &c. was Read the Second time, and
passed, and sent to the Upper House, by M^r Wootton and M^r John
Goldsborough.
An Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act for Dividing All-Hallows
Parish, in Worcester County, and for erecting a Parish out of the
same, called by the Name of Worcester Parish; and an Ingrossed
Bill entituled, An Act to enable Certain Commissioners therein
named, to Lay out fforty Acres of Land into Eighty Lots, at the
Head of Asseteague Creek, at a Place commonly Called the Trap,
for a Town; were Severally Read and Assented to, and sent to the
Upper House with the Paper-Bills, by Capt. Selby and Cap^t Robins,
An Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act to remedy some Defects in
an Indenture of Bargain and Sale, made and executed by Michael
Curtis and Sarah his Wife, late of St. Mary's County Deceased ;
was Read and Assented to, and sent to the Upper House, with the
Paper-Bill, by Col. Tasker and Col. Henry.