276 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1757.

L. H. J.
Liber No, 49
Nov. 18

That in case any Person or Persons whatsoever, living, or that shall
live, within the said Town, shall, after the End of this present Session
of Assembly, suffer any Swine or Geese, belonging to themselves,
or under their Care and belonging to any other Person, to go at
Large within the said Town, it shall and may be lawful for any
Person to shoot, or otherwise destroy, such Swine or Geese, found
at Large as aforesaid].

[And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by and with
the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That if any Person shall be sued
or impleaded, for shooting or otherwise destroying such Swine or
Geese as aforesaid, the Defendant may plead the General Issue, and
give this Act and the special Matter in Evidence].

Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.
The House adjourns til the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Nov. 19
p. 91

Saturday, 19^th November, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings were Read.

Mr. Sudler appeared in the House.
His Excellency the Governor communicated to Mr. Speaker, the
following Message, viz.^t

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
As you have not signified any Thing to the contrary, I presume
you have, upon mature Deliberation, and agreeable to what I recom-
mended to you in my Message of the 21st of October, Resolved to
provide for the farther Support of the Garrison at Fort Cumberland,
as well as of the other Troops that have been Raised here for his
Majesty's Service, and the more immediate Defence of this Province.
But as I cannot learn that you have yet offered any Bill for this
Purpose, to the Gentlemen of the Upper House, I must take the
Liberty to remind you of the Occasion of our Meeting, and also to
lay before you a Copy of a Letter which I received a few Days since
from the Earl of Loudoun, wherein you will observe his Lordship
acknowledges the Receipt of the Address, which you were pleased to
present to me the 19th October, in Answer to a Message which I had
sent you the 15th Day of that Month. I cannot conclude without inti-
mating to you, that this Session has been already protracted to an
unusual Length, and that the Winter will very shortly be so far
advanced, as to render the Conveyance of a sufficient Quantity of
Provisions to Fort Cumberland very difficult, if not absolutely im-
practicable.
Hor.^o Sharpe.

19th November, 1757.