216 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

L. H. J.

sideration, that we have heard no Complaint from Any Other

Court that the Time Limited by Law hath proved Prejudicial
to their Proceedings

Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho

And sent to the Upper House by M^r Benson and M^r Clay-
ton, They Return & Say They have Delivered it.
Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare a Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act for Stay of Execution after the tenth
day of May Yearly.

The Petition of James Lloyd and John Pemberton being
Read is Referred till next Sessions, and Ordered that all
Purchasers and Parties Concerned have Notice thereof,
The House Adjourns till One a Clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem.
The House meets According- to Adjournment.
The Petition of Major Nicholas Sewell is Read and the
Question being put whether the same shall be Referred or not ?
Carried in the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes.
Whereupon the same is Referred till the next Sessions,
And Resolved that upon the Runing out the Lands in the said
Petition mentioned for so much of the said Major Nicholas
Sewall's Lands as is Included within the Indians Bounds, this
House at the next Sessions will take it into their Consider-
ations to make such Compensation as shall be then thought
Reasonable.
Edward Wright according to the Warrant against him

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returns the Writ of Election whereon M^r James Earle was
Elected and on his Letter is Excused paying to the Sergeant
forty five Shillings, to the Clerk ten Shillings and five shillings
to the Doorkeeper.
The Petition of Hugh Mathews praying that a Bill may
be brought in for the Sale of Dennis Sulivan's Land was Read
and Referred till the next Sessions
A Bill for Relief of Charles Rivers is Read the first Time
and the Question put whether the same shall be Read a Second
Time or not? Carried in the Negative by the Majority of
Votes.
The Petition for Relief of Robert Morris and Robert Tivis
is Read and Referred till the next Sessions.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight of the
Clock.