132 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 29

Speaker [they] saw him qualified in the usual Manner. The Gentle-
man took his Seat in the House
The Order of the Day for taking into Consideration the Report
of the Committee of Grievances of the 19.^th of November last being
read; Ordered, That the said Report be read; and it was read ac-
cordingly.

Ordered, That the several Papers annexed to the said Report be
read; and they were read accordingly
Ordered, That the same be referred for consideration till next
Session of Assembly.
The Bill entitled An Act for preventing trivial Suits in the Pro-
vincial Court was read a second Time and the Question was put That
Amendments be proposed to the Upper House? Resolved in the
Negative

For the Negative

W. Thomas,

W Richardson,

N. Thomas,

Jordan,

Veazy,

T. Wright,

Worthington,

Baxter,

So. Wright,

Mackall,

Ward,

Chaille,

Weems,

Rumsey,

Holland,

Harrison,

Beall,

Allen,

Handy,

Tyler,

Robins,

Dennis,

Sim,

Luckett,

Gale,

Hall,

Wootton.

J. Richardson,

Tilghman,

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For the Affirmative

Johnson,

Adams,

Paca,

Chase,

Moale,

Earle,

Grahame,

Risteau,

Beatty.

Smallwood,

Deye,

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The Bill was then put to its Passage and will pass and was sent
to the Upper House by M.^r Worthington and M.^r Allen.
M.^r Smallwood brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Report

p. 324

By the Committee appointed to enquire into the Facts set forth
in the Petition of Thomas Colvill's Executors and John Semple
Your Committee in Obedience to the Order of this Honble House
have enquired into the Facts set forth in the said Petition and do
find that John Colvill of Fairfax County in Virginia being possessed
of a Tract of Land in Frederick County in this Province called
Merryland containing six thousand three hundred Acres made his
last Will and Testament bearing Date the sixth Day of May 1755