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Fitzhugh, about Religion, which appeared to this Deponent disagree-
able, and seemed to rifle [risle ?] a few of said Church; and, to avoid
Discord, at that Time, this Deponent began to sing,

Stand round my brave Boys,
With Heart and with Voice, &c.

who was immediatey broke in upon, by Mr. Charles Sewall, who said,
I was a loyal Subject, and supposed I should stand by our King
till I fell or he fell; to which this Deponent answered, take Care, those
Words are some thing like Misprision of Treason, and that he would
have him take Care what he said, for there was the Judge of the
Court by, on which one William Leigh and William Cavenough,
broke in abruptly and said, it was no Misprision of Treason, that this
Deponent was a Scoundrel and sundry other aggravating Words too
tedious to mention, wanted to fight, &c. On which this Deponent
called on the Judge of the Court, Mr. Thomas Aisquith, to take
Notice of them; and further saith not.
October 27, 1753. Robert Chesley.
Sworn to before me, Thomas Jennings.

October 27, 1753.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
October 29

That Clement Smith, Son of Mr. Walter Smith, deceased, told
me, That Walter Hoxton, the Son of Hyde Hoxton, deceased, a
Protestant, who intermarried with the Mother of said Clement Smith,
was sent to St. Omer's to be there educated, and is there, as I am
informed, at this Time; for that the said Clement told me lately,
since the Death of said Hoxton, that his Mother would endeavour
to prevail on him, the said Walter Hoxton, to remain longer at
St. Omer's; and, I am told, that in the last Sickness of said Hyde
Hoxton, Mr. Lake, the Incumbent of the Parish he lived in, con-
stantly attended him, and that he died in the Communion of the
Church of England, and was buried at the Parish Church aforesaid,
by the said Lake.
Edward Gantt.
Which Report was read and ordered to lie on the Table.
A Bill intituled, An Act to repeal Part of an Act intituled, An Act
for the Confirmation of the Lands therein mentioned to Richard
Bennett, Esq; was read the first Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Capt. Williamson brings in, and delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Bill
intituled, An Act to enable the Persons therein named to levy, assess,
and apply the Money therein mentioned; which was read the first
Time, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
the Bill intituled, An Act to impower the several Courts within this
Province to order Commissions for the Examination of Witnesses,

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