The Upper House. 157

Saturday Morning 15. of Oct: 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournm.^t

Present as Yesterday

Mess.^rs Waggaman and Wilson from the Lower House attend
with Levin Gale Esq. a Member elected for Somerset County to see
him qualified who takes the Oaths to the Government appointed to
be taken by Act of Assembly repeats and subscribes the Abjuration
and Test and then withdraws.

Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

Read the Petition of Joseph Wood of Frederick County praying
a Reward may be given him for his Invention /as he says/ of a
Machine that will go perpetually without winding or Spring, the

Petition of Susannah Risteau Administratrix of Talbot Risteau late

of Baltimore County deceased praying Leave to bring in a Bill en-
abling her to sell a good brick dwelling House and some Lands in
the Town of Joppa in the said County to satisfy the Debts due from
the said Talbot the Petition of sundry of the Inhabitants of Frederick
Town in Frederick County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to prevent
Hogs or Geese going at large in the said Town the Petition of the

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
Oct. 15

Vestry of Port Tobacco Parish in Charles County praying a Bill
may be brought in enabling the Justices of Charles County to levy
on the Inhabitants of the said Parish 50,000 lb: of Tobacco for the
Use of William Waite for Decorations made to the Church in the
said Parish, and other Purposes therein mentioned the Petition of
the high Sheriff, Justices, and others Freeholders and Inhabitants
of Kent County praying that the quartering of a Number of his
Majesty's Troops in the said County may be taken into Considera-
tion — the Petition of Henry Miles of Charles County praying some
Allowance may be made him for two Servants enlisted in his Maj-
esty's Service — the Petition of John Pitts of Talbot County praying
some Allowance may be made him for a Servant enlisted in the third
Battalion of the Royal American Regiment, referred to the Con-
sideration of the Lower House and sent by Samuel Chamberlaine
Esq:^r

Adjourned 'till Monday Morning 10. of the Clock

p. 190

Monday Morning 17: of October 1757
This House met again according to Adjournment

Oct. 17