382 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 8

an Act may pass to enable the Clerk of Worcester County to record a
Deed from Thomas Collier to the said Thomas Lightfoot and others
which had not been recorded agreeable to Law, and that they might,
upon such recording be vested with the same Estate that they would
have been, had the said Deed been recorded within six Months from

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the Acknowledgment of the said Deed; thus indorsed: "By the
Upper House of Assembly, 8:^th November 1770: Read and referred
to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration
of a Committee, and that they do examine the Matter thereof, and
report the same, as it shall appear to them, to the House.

M.^r Allen, M.^r J. Hall, M.^r Dashiell, and M.^r Chase, are appointed
a Commirtee accordingly; and they have Power scud for Persons,
Papers and Records
M.^r John Paca brings in, and delivers to M.^r Speaker, a Bill, en-
titled, An Act to divide Saint George's Parish in Baltimore County.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 8 O'Clock

Nov. 9

Friday November 9:^th 1770
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called, and all appeared as on Yesterday.
The Honourable Edward Tilghman, Esquire, Speaker, having in-
timated by Letter to the House, that he was greatly indisposed, and
unable to attend the publick Business; M.^r N. Thomas, and M.^r
Smallwood are ordered to acquaint his Excellency, that the Speaker
is sick, and cannot attend the publick Business
Benedict Calvert, Esq from the Upper House, acquaints the Mem-
bers of the Lower House, that the Governor requires their Attendance
in the Upper House.
The Members of the Lower House accordingly attended his Ex-
cellency in the Upper House, where his Excellency required them
to return to their House, and choose a Speaker
The Members of the Lower House accordingly returned, and
unanimously made Choice of Mr. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington
to be their Speaker and placed him in the Chair
Ordered, That M.^r Griffith, and M.^r W. Paca do acquaint the
Governor that this House hath made Choice of a Speaker.
John Ridout, Esq from the Upper House, acquaints the Members
of the Lower House, that the Governor requires their Attendance
to present their Speaker to him
M.^r Speaker left the Chair, and (with the Members of the Lower