The Lower House. 197

Your Committee find that Alexander Somerville performed the
recruiting Service mentioned in this petition and was at a very con-
siderable Expence in carrying up his Recruits to Fort Frederick
having no more than One Shilling per Day allowed him for Provi-
sion for said Recruits That after he had a Commission as Ensign
he recruited upwards of 30 Men more for the Service with whom
he was at a much greater Charge than the Sum allowed for their
Maintenance would defray and that he was obliged to allow the Sum
of £7..7^s..11^d for his proportion of the Charge of Solliciting for and
receiving the pay due to him and advanced by the Crown
Your Committee find the Allegations and Facts contained in the
petition of Barton Lucas to be true and that the Sum due to him for
pay was advanced by the Crown and Amounted after deducting
7\ P Cent for his proportion of the Charge of Solliciting for and
receiving the same to the Sum of £24.0^s.7^d
All which is humbly submitted to the Hon.^ble House
Signed p Order John Duckett Jun.^r Clk

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Dec. 3

which Report was read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Col.^o Hooper from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the
Bill Entitled An Act to establish a Road from Hunting Creek in
Dorchester County to Dover in Talbot County Indorsed By the Upper
House of Assembly 3.^d Dec^r 1765 Read the first and second Time
by especial Order and will pass
Signed per Order UScott Cl Up. Ho.

which Bill was read here and passed for Ingrossing
The House adjourns till 2 o' the Clock

P M.

The House met
M.^r E. Gantt appears in the House
M.^r J. Adams hath Leave of Absence
The Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled An
Act for Amending the Staple of Tob.^o &c was read the second Time
and will pass
Samuel Chase Esq.^r from the Committee appointed brings in and
delivers to M^r Speaker
A Bill Entituled an Act continuing an Act for the Relief of such
persons as cannot find Surety for their Appearance to testify as a
Witness against any person Arrested Accused or prosecuted for any
Criminal Matter
A Bill Entituled An Act continuing an Act Entituled an Act for
repairing the public Roads in this Province and the Supplementary
Act thereto

p. 305