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of M^r Brannock a Member of this House taken -by, the Petitioner as
Coroner of Dorchester County in Execution by Virtue of a Provin-
cial Capis ad Satisfaciendum and from whom M^r Brannock is therein
Alledged to have made his Escape be rejected by this House or not
Resolved in the Negative.
Ordered that the aforesaid Petition be heard on Tuesday next
and that Summons be Directed to Anthony Lecompte and Philemon
Lecompte or Either of them to Summons William Grantham Wil-
liam Seward and John Phillips to Testifie for M^r Brannock
The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at Eight of the
Clock.

L. H. J.

Thursday Morning July 13^th 1732.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
Called & all Present as yesterday, The proceedings of Yesterday
were read.
M^r Dulany from the Committee of Laws brings in an Address to
the Governour on his Speech which was Approved and Ordered to be
Ingrossed.
M^r Edmund Hall a printer in Partnership with M^r Parks is Allowed
to print the Votes of this Session for the Usual Allowance
The Committee of Laws are Ordered to prepare a Bill to Ascertain
the form of the Oath of Judge or Justice.

July 13

A Pacquet Directed to M^r Speaker in which was Inclosed Letters
for severall Members of this House containing these words Viz.

Query. Whether this Assembly Ought not to be upon its Guard
since the Author of the Advertisement about M^r Tittle Tattle hath
Sworn he would make the Lower House Drunk.
Q. 2. Whether the Consequence of that would not be to make
a new Revenue bill.
Q. 3. Whether the Consequence of that would not be to make
more Tobacco.
Q. 4 Whether if my Lord was not paid by a Tax upon Tobacco
lie would not be willing the people should have a little Money to pay
him withall
Q. 5 Whether the late proceedings against the Tobacco Cutters
were had more out of regard to the publick peace and the Security
of Private property than the Encreasing my Lords Revenue and the
Security of Officers fees.
Q. 6 Whether the fate of Maryland doth not Depend upon the
wisdom & Integrity of the Lower House of Assembly.

This House Unanimously agrees those Letters are of Pernicious
Consequence and that ati Address be prepared by M^r Dulany and
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