Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 383

June 4^th Lower House of Assembly

Ordered th^t the members of this house Waite on the
Members of the Upper house to morrow morning

Cap. Loyd Sent to Informe this house th^t the Lower house
have agreed w^th Captaine Quigly for Three hundred Thou-
sand Pounds of Tobaccoe to build the State house accord-
ing to the dimensions drawne up in the Act for the same & to
be Paid halfe when halfe done & the Rest when quite ffinished
Allsoe the s^d Quigley in the s^d time & for the same Considera-
con is to build a Brick or Stone Prison of Twentie foure foote
Long & Twelve foote Wide w^th a Particon in it & Loft & to
ffinish all by the Last of October Come Two yeares or Else to
forfeit his Worke & ffiftie Thousand Pounds of Tobaccoe for
w^ch he is to give Security presently Allsoe this House doth
Request th^t the s^d Quigley may have the benefit of Keeping
the Prison for Seaven yeares
This House doth Concurre w^th the Lower house in the
agreement w^th the s^d Captaine Quigley here above Specified

The House is Adjourned till to morrow morning
9. of the Clock. —

U. H.

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On ffriday the fifth day of June the house met

Present the Cap. Gen^ll Chancelor Secretarie
M^r Truman, Mr Taylor, Colonel Utye.

Read in this House a Peticon Exhibited by Captaine Hugh
Oneale Humbly Praying a License for Importacon of Horses
from New yorke into this Province & upon the s^d Peticon an
Endorsem^t from the Lower house as followeth Viz^t Voted th^t
this House Peticon his Exelency to Graunt the Peticon^r Hugh
Oneale a License to Jmport Ninety Eight Horses between this
& the last of August into this Province to be Brought in at
one time in one Gange Provided th^t as soone as he Arrives in
this Province he shall goe to Two of the Comissionfs in Balte-
more County & Acquaint them w^th the Number of Horses he
hath brought w^th him That they may Certifie the time of his
Arrivall & the Number of Horses Mares or Colts & if the s^d
Oneale shall Exceed the number or not Bring them alltogether
or not Procure such Certificate from two Justices of the Peace
the s^d Horses Mares or Colts to be forfeited notwithstanding
the s^d License And this House doe Peticon his Excelencie ac-
cordinglie. —
This House doth Concurre w^th the Lower house in the
Graunt of the Peticon above Specified.
Signed by Ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

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