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Was here read and Ordered a further Consideration
The Petitions of some Inhabitants of Choptank River pray-
ing a Town at Barker's Landing in Talbot County Read and
debated. It's put to the Question whether Leave be given to
bring in a Bill or not? Carryed in the Affirmative and Re-
solved a Bill be brought in for erecting a Town as prayed to
contain 25 Acres of Land

M^r Hill's Petition praying an Allowance of fifty Pound &^ta
Put to the Question Whether the Money be allowed and paid
now or referred till next Session ? Carryed by a Majority of

L. H. J.
Lib. 41.

Votes that it be referred till next Session and then to be fur-
ther considered of And Ordered That Col^{o
Smithson inspect
his Papers and publick Accounts relating to the Claim of the
Petitioner and Report it to the House next Session of Assembly
Moved by a Member that inasmuch as it is absolutely neces-
sary for the Conveniency of the Country that the Act against
Bread and Beer &ta be rejected.
Upon which it is Resolved a Bill be brought in for that
Purpose
The Petition of some Inhabitants of the Head of South and
Severn Rivers praying a Chapel to be erected, Read and
debated: And Ordered by the House That the Vestry of each
adjacent Parish meet and appoint the Place where the Chapel
shall stand or whether the Parishes may be divided and make
Report thereof to this House next Session of Assembly and
then this House will further consider
Petition of Nicholas Fitzsimmonds praying an Allowance
for a Horse press'd from him and dyed was read with Indors-
ment thereon and recommended to the Committee of Accounts
to allow him five Pounds for Satisfaction of his Horse Rep-
resentation of Mr Jowles and Mr Greenfield relating to Things
stolen from some Chaptico Indian Queen was read and de-
bated in the House and is referred to the Committee of Ac-
counts to allow said Mr Jowles and Mr Greenfield 10lb to be
laid out by them and to be delivered to the said Indian Queen
in Recompence of her Loss
And Ordered Mr Jowles and Mr Greenfield render an
Account thereof to the next Session of Assembly.
The Petition of Nicholas Clouds relating to a Mill &ta was
read in the House and the Consideration thereof referred to
next Session of Assembly
And Ordered That the Sheriff of Queen Ann's County give
Notice to the Petitioner to appear then to prosecute the Peti-
tion and likewise Mr Renatus Smith & Mr Ivy Exr of Robert
Smith Esq. deceased and Mr William Sweatnam be summoned
to appear then and there to make their Objections (if any)}

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