The Lower House. 177

any Fish Dam already in Being in the River aforesaid or in either
of the said Creeks
Signed per Order UScott Cl Up. Ho.

And the Petition of Richard Freeman and John Woods languish-
ing Prisoners in Calvert County Goal and of Nich.^s Minskie lan-
guishing Prisoner in Ann Arundel County Goal severally Indorsed
"By the Upper House of Assembly Referred to the Consideration
of the Lower House of Assembly" Which petitions were here read
and Ordered to lie on the Table
M.^r Fielder Gantt bring in and delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill
Entituled an Act for the Security of Purchasers & others being
Protestants claiming by or from Aliens which was read the first
Time and Ordered to lye on the Table
The Bill Entituled An Act for the further Enlargement of Balti-
more Town in Baltimore County was read the Second Time and
will pass and was sent to the Upper House by Capt.ⁿ Cockey Deye
and M.^r J. Hall.

Benedict Calvert Esq.^r from the Upper House delivers to M^r
Speaker a petition of John Lanham a languishing Prisoner in
Frederick County Goal Indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly"
Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
which petition was here read and Ordered to ly on the Table
The Petition of the Rector Vestrymen Church Wardens and
parishioners of S.^t Andrews Parish in S.^t Marys County praying
Leave to have a Quantity of Tobacco Assessed in not less than
three Years to be applied to the Building a Parish Church and other
purposes was read and granted
Ordered That George Plater Edmund Key and Daniel Wolsten-
holme Esq.^rs do prepare and bring in a Bill acco.^ly
The petition of the Vestrymen Church Wardens and parishioners
of S.^t Pauls parish in Kent County praying a Quantity of Tobacco
already raised to be applied towards the Building a Vestry House
was read and granted. Ordered that Thomas Ringgold Esq.^r Col.^o
Lloyd and M^r Buchanan do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly
Samuel Wilson Esq.^r brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill
Intitled An Act to ease the Inhabitants of this province and to
empower the Justices of the several Counties to bind out the persons
therein mentioned Apprentices which was read the first Time and
Ordered to ly on the Table
J. Hollyday Esq.^r brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill
Entituled An Act to revive and aid the proceedings of Caecil County
Court which was read the first Time and Ordered to ly on the Table
M.^r J Hall brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker A Bill Entituled
An Act for regulating Innholders and Ordinary Keepers within this

L. H. J.

Liber No. 53
Nov. 25