The Lower House. 89

the Committee appointed by the Honourable the Lower House of
Assembly, to enquire into the Facts contained in a petition of
Stephen Lewis of the Colony of Virginia May 28^th 1748.
N^o i Your committee find in the Land office Liber D D Fol 124
A Warrant to John Bradford of Prince George's County, by renew-
ment dated April 18. 1728 for 500 Acres applied to the Land called
Strife. 2. As to Paragraph N^o 2 we find the facts set forth are true.
3. Your Committee further find a Deed of Mortgage from Jn^o
Bradford to Charles Carroll Esq^r wherein among other Lands, is
contained the aforesaid Tract called Strife; which Deed was on the
29^th July 1732, duly executed And acknowledged, and the same
enrolled, but without Date to such Enrollment, which we find in
the Land record Book, Liber P L. N^o 8. Fol. 124 in the Provincial
office; and that the next Subsequent Deed in said Book was enrolled
February 3. 1732. and appears to be Six Months and five Days
after the acknowledgement of the Deed for the Land called Strife.
4. As to the fourth Paragraph, we find the Facts therein set
forth to be true.
5 Your Committee also find a Grant to John Bradford, for 500
acres of Land called Strife, dated June 14. 1734; in which the Reci-
tal of the Warrant bears Date April 18. 1720 being eight years
preceeding the Date on Record. 6, 7, 8. 9 We find the Facts set
forth in the 6^th 7^th 8^th and 9^th Paragraphs of the aforesaid petition
are true.
As to the 10th Paragraph, it appears to your Committee, that the
several sums of Consideration Money have been regularly, and
bona fide paid and Satisfied, and we apprehend the aforesaid John
Bradford is now and has been for some Time past absent, from
this Province all which is most humbly Submitted to the Considera-
tion of y^r Honourable House.
Signed per order Will^m Wilkins, Clerk.
On reading the report aforesaid the House concurs therewith,
and gave Leave to the Petitioner to bring in A Bill According to
Prayer.
An Ingrossed Bill entituled, an Act empowering the Justices of
Kent County to assess and leavy on the taxable Inhabitants of
Shrewsbury Parish &c the sum of 8000 lb of Tobacco, was read and
assented to, and sent to the Upper House with the paper Bill, by
M^r Harris and M^r Harrison. On motion to bring in a Bill, to enable
the Justices of Prince George's County to secure three Acres of
Land Lying in King George's Parish in said County, whereon a
Brick Chapel of Ease is Already built, for the use of the parishion-
ers; Leave is given: Ordered, That the Committee of Laws do pre-
pare and bring in a Bill accordingly. The House adjourns until
Monday Morning 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
May 28