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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1745-1747
Volume 44, Page 396   View pdf image (33K)
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396 Assembly Proceedings, June 17-July 8, 1746.

L. H. J.

Liber No. 46

Stile, that; I am apt to think the Habit is so strong as not now to be
easily Broke through, and that you imagine you address me in a
Civil Manner when every Body else thinks it a rude one. But this

[selves is
omitted
after your]

I can much easier overlook than your assuming to your over me, and
your Constituents under the Cloak of Privilege a Power you have
no Right to: And as I hope you are now better informed as to this
Claim of your Privilege I may reasonably presume my fixing the
word Extravagant to your Declaration cannot now appear so shock-
ing as you once thought it, for I do assure you, I did not intend any
other Idea should be conveyed by it than the only one I know of and
which the natural Force of the word carries in meaning something
beyond its due Bounds under which Discription I thought your
Claim of Privileges to be, and will now I Doubt not appear so to
every one: But I fancy you will be at a Loss how to reconcile the
mention of the Vanity of the Frogg or Stupidity of the Animal &c
to the rules of good Sense or Civility for whoever was the Penman
the Answer Came from me however I may Venture to assure you
of being mistaken in the Allusion, I believe you made to the Penman.
I should not have deferred puting an End to this Session imme-
diately on the Receipt of your Paper if the Justice due to my own
Character as also to your Constituents, had not obliged me to put
this Affair in as Clear and Strong a Light as I Could.
And now I have only to hope that all the Papers on this Subject
may be printed together T. Bladen
8th July 1746
Samuel Chamberlain Esqr from the Upper House delivers Mr
Speaker the following Paper Bills Viz. The Bill entituled
An Act continuing an Act entituled An Act for the Advancement
of Justice
An Act continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province entituled
an Act for the Better Relief of poor Debtors
An Act continuing an Act entituled an Act for releiving the In-
habitants of this Province from some Aggrievances in the Prosecu-
tion of suits 'at Law and for Continuing the Supplementary Act
thereto.

p. 656

An Act continuing an Act of Assembly of this Province entituled
an Act to prevent the ill Practices of Sheriffs in the Collecting and
payment of the Publick and County Levies
An Act continuing an Act entituled an Act for the speedy Re-
covery of small Debts out of Court before a Single lustice of the
Peace
An Act for erecting a County School in Worcester County and
appointing Visitors for the same
An Act Impowering the Vestrymen and Church Wardens Christ
Church Parish in Calvert County to build a Chappie of Ease in the



 
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