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their County Courts where they reside & inhabitt which we u. h. j.
think Sufficient to redress the present Evil intended to be
remedyed by this Bill And assure you tis with great Regrett
We deny any thing offered from your House But having
resolved not to enter upon any extraordinary matters with you
will speedily endeavour the Conclusion of this Session
Signed p order W Bladen CI Coun.
And sent by Col Holland M' Young and Col Creenfield
Resolved that there is an absolute necessity of having an
Agent in London to Speak to our Laws & that it be again
recommended to the House of Delegates to join with us in
appointing a sufficient & capable Person to represent the
Country and offer our reasons for enacting the Laws passed
this Session Viz.
By the Council in Assembly November the 4"' 1710
We should be much wanting to our Country if we did not
once more recommend to you the absolute necessity of having
some capable and fitt Person in London to represent our
unhappy Circumstances & attend the Lords of the Council of
Trade and Plantations to offer our Reasons to support the
Laws we have Enacted this Session For we are morally
assured and Convinced they will meet great opposition
Wherefore we think it adviseable immediately to address their
Lordships and offer our Reasons & the necessity of the Laws
for remedying the Aggrievances now represented least the
many opponents It is like to meet with should forestall us by p- 6S4
prepossessing their Ldships with colourable Pretences of
Irregularitys or Injustice and therefore heartily wish you would
not omitt to do what is so absolute necessary for the service
of the Country. Which if you should we know not whom to
write to that can or will be any ways Serviceable to us
Signed "p Order W Bladen CI Coun.
And sent by Col Holland Col Greenberry M' Hall and Col
Whittington
M' Ungle & M' Robins bring up a Bill for Sale of Talbott
County old Court House which was read at the Board the first
& second times & agreed to and sent to the House by
M' Macall and three other members bring up three
engrossed Bills Viz.
A Bill securing Persons Rights to Town Lands
A Bill reviving an Act entituled an Act for the relief of poor
Debtors and ascertaining the manner of Tenders in Tob°