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

L H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 14

Thursday November 14.^th 1771
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
The Petition of the Rector, Vestrymen &.^ta of Saint John's (com-
monly called King George's) Parish was read the first and second
Time and granted.
Leave given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the Prayer of the said
Petition.
Ordered, That M.^r Beall, M.^r Tyler, M.^r Smallwood and M.^r
Harrison do prepare and bring in the same.
M.^r Solomon Wright brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a
Bill entitled An Act to regulate the Criminal Business of Baltimore
County: Which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the
Table.
The Bill entitled An Act for the Security of Purchasers and
others being Protestants claiming by or from Aliens was read with
the Amendments proposed by the Upper House and the Amend-
ment was rejected.
Ordered, That the said Bill be inforced by a Message to the
Upper House
Ordered, That M.^r Wootton, M.^r Luckett, M.^r Handy, M.^r
Hall do prepare and bring in the said Message
M.^r Paca brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Report
By the Committee appointed to enquire into the ffacts set forth
in the Petition of Elizabeth Williams Administratrix of George
Williams, with the Will annexed.
Your Committee in Obedience to the Order of this Honourable
house have enquired into the ffacts set forth in the said Petition
and do find that George Williams executed a Bond in the Penalty
of five hundred Eighty three Pounds ten Shillings Pensylvania
Money to Robert Smith for the Conveyance of a Tract of Land
called Williams's Discovery in Baltimore County and of one other
Tract of Land called Frankford and of ten Acres of Land adjoining

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thereto in said County in fee Simple to the said Robert Smith, and
that the said Robert Smith executed Bonds to the said George Wil-
liams one for the Payment of £191.. 15..0 Pensylvania Money and
another for £100. like Money which Sums of Money were the
Consideration for the Lands in the said Bond of Conveyance men-
tioned. That the said George Williams also executed a Bond in the
Penalty of Eight hundred Pounds Current Money to Thomas Bailey
for the Conveyance for a Tract of Land called Milford and another
Tract called Williams's Neglect lying and being in Queen Ann's