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By the honble the Presid^t & Council in Assembly
October the 25th 1710

Gentlem. Several Acts of Assembly of this Province to
wit an Act of Assembly of this Province for relief of poor
Debtors &c

An Act for ascertaining the Damages on protested Bills of
Exchange and three Laws for erecting Towns &c. having been
lately transmitted to her most Sacred Majesty & her disappro-
bation thereof Signifyed to us pursuant thereto Proclamations
have issued from this Board to notify the Repeale of the said
Laws and we herewith send you the three several Orders of
her Majesty in Council directing the same for your Inspection
and perusal. Also the right Honble the Lords of Trade and
Plantations Letter of the 16th of January last having some
relation thereto with her Majesty's Order in Council confirming
a former order for running out the Boundarys between this
Province and the three Countys annexed to Pensilvania on the
West side of Delaware Bay and dismissal of the Lord Balti-
mores petition and being obliged as you may see by the af^d
Directions of the Right honble the Lords of Trade and Plan-
tations (especially at this time of your meeting to assess the

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publick Charge) particularly to offer to your Consideration to
assign a Suitable reward and recompense for the Services of
the honble the Itinerant Justices and their Trouble and Ex-
pences in going the several Circuits and holding Assizes in
the respective Countys
We heartily recommend the same to you that those Gentle-
men who have served by Command of the Governm^t here may
not seem to be wholly forgotten if not Slighted by us
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun

The Petition of Doctor Christian Swormstead of Calvert
County (with a Certificate of his having taken the Oaths of
Allegiance &c) read praying an Act may pass for his naturali-
zation, was read at the Board & recommended to the House
of Delegates to give leave to bring in a Bill therefore
The Petition of the Vestry in Westminster Parish in Ann
Arund County read praying that Philip Jones may be licenced
and approved of by the President and Council to be their
Reader. Was granted & the same Philip Jones approved of
and Licenced to officiate as such he first taking the Oaths
required by Law
The Board adjourned until nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

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