The Upper House. 79

Tuesday Morning December the 10.^th 1765
This House met according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
A Bill by Mess.^rs Worthington and Hall entitled a Supplementary
Act to the Act entitled an Act for Building a Church in S^t James's
Parish in Ann Arundel County.
Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and will pass.
Read the first and second Time by especial Order in this House &
will pass, so endorsed & sent by Benedict Calvert Esq.^r
A Bill by Col Loyd and M^r Buchannan entitled an Act for erecting
a new Parish in Kent County called Chester Parish and for building
a Parish Church and a Chapel of Ease within the said new Parish.
Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and will pass.
Read the first and second Time in this House by especial Order
& will pass so endorsed & sent by Col Hooper
Read the second Time the Bill entitled an Act to aid defective
Common Recoveries will not pass.
Read the second Time the Bill for Trial of all Matters of Fact in
the several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise and will
not pass.
Adjourned until 3 ^oClock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met according to Adjournment

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. 10

Present as in the Morning
Adjourned until 10 ^oClock Tomorrow Morning

p. 240

Wednesday Morning 11 December 1765
This House met according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned until 3 oClock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
His Excellency is pleased to communicate to this House the fol-
lowing Message

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly.
I lay before you a Letter from Captain Brown Commander of his
Majestys Sloop the Hawk, now riding at Anchor off this Place,

Dec. 11