572 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

The house proceed to consider of the Message from the
Upr House on Saturday Last about Mr Broomes Petition.
And the Question was putt whether leave shall be given to
bring in a Bill as prayed, Which was resolved in the Negative
by Majority of Votes.

Whereupon the following Message was prepared (Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
Aug^t 6th 1716
May It please yr Honrs

This house has in Complyance with your Message of Satur-
day last by Co^l Whittington about Mr John Broomes Petition,
reasumed the Consideration thereof and your Endorsment.
The Question was putt whether leave should be given to
bring in such a Bill & Resolved in the Negative by Majority
of Votes being of opinion that the bringing in such a Bill
would be of no Service for the publick but that since he entred
on that office in ffebruary he and all others in his Circumstance
ought to be content as his predecessors were to goe out of it
at the end of three years
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

Sent to the Upper house by Col Mackall and Mr Dare
They return and say they delivered it.

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ffrancis Hollingshead's petition was read and ordered to be
referred to the Consideration of this House the next Sessions
of Assembly.

And also the Petition of Thos Prior & Ledstone Smallwood
was read and ordered to be referred to the Consideration of
this House the next Sessions of Assembly.
Col Whittington from the Upper house delivers Mr Speaker
A Supplementary bill to the act for Killing Wolves Crows
& Squirrells thus Endorsed Viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 6th 1716

Read the first and second times & will pass.
Sign'd p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho:

Read the third time in the Lower house and past for
Engrossing.
Mr Bordley from the Comittee of Laws delivers Mr Speaker
— A Bill for Continuance of the Process within this Province in
the Change of the Governmt from the Crown to the Rt Honble