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An Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act continuing an Act, entituled,
An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court, before
one Justice of the Peace.
An Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act for Leasing out Part of the
Prison Land in Dorchester County. And,
An Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act for Relief of sundry In-
habitants of Allhallows Parish, in Worcester County.
Which Bills were severally Read and Assented to, and sent to the
Upper House, with the Paper Bills thereof, by Mr. Mackall and
Capt. Gantt.
Mr. Goldsborough brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the
following Report, viz.t
By the Committee of Aggrievances and Courts of Justice,
28th April, 1757.
Your Committee beg Leave to Represent as an Aggrievance, that
several Persons professing the Romish Religion, have taught School
in Baltimore County, and that one doth still teach School in the
said County, near the Head of Deer-Creek, as by the annexed Depo-
sitions may appear; and humbly Report it as their Opinion, that the
Tollerating such Schools, in Opposition to the Statutes of our
Mother-Country, must greatly tend to the Poisoning the Minds of
the Youth of this Province, and Alienating their Affections from
our present most happy Establishment in Church and State: But
submit it to the Consideration of the Honourable House.
Signed p Order, B. Nicholson, Clerk.
The Deposition of Archibald Standiford, of Baltimore County, taken
26th April, 1757.
This Deponent being Sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty
God, saith, That Don. Connolly kept a School the last Year in the
said County, near My Lady's Manor; and that the said Connolly
warranted Two or Three Persons for Schooling their Children ;
and at the Time of trying one of the Warrants against William
Crabtree, before Justice Boyce; he this Deponent heard the said
Don. Connolly then say, that the said Crabtree would not pay him,
because he the said Connolly was a Papist; upon which the said
Justice said, he would not be concerned with it; but desired them to
leave the same to be decided by Two of their Neighbours; and further
saith not.
Archibald Standiford.
Sworn to before me the Day and Year above written.
Walter Tolley.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 28
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