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A Coppy of a Clause in his Excellcys Instructions.
If the further Additional six pence shall be thought fitt by
the Assembly to be advanced to his Lordship he is willing to
accept it in Recompence and full Satisfaccon for all his aliena-
tion ffines and Quitt Rents
W Bladen Clk of the Upper house.
On a motion made that whereas it is Reported that the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this Province is
Dead and that there is some progress made in the Parliament
of great Brittaine for Enabling his Majesty King George to
resume into his hands all the Proprietary Government in
America it may be proper to Address his Excellcy to prorogue
this p'sent Generall Assembly It was resolved that the follow-
ing Address should be prepared which being read was ordered
to be Entred viz.
May it please your Excellcy —
As the Informacon this house has rece'd from Sundry
prints and otherwise that the Right Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this province Departed this life Some time last
ffebruary has given us Cause of Great griefe soe it very much
deterrs us from further proceeding on any business least wee
may spend our time and the Countrys money to little purpose
which must be if that account should prove true as wee much
fear it will, and for that wee are informed that some progress
is made in the Parliament of great Brittaine for Enabling the
Crowne to resume All the Proprietary Governments —
Wee therefore humbly pray your Excellcy to Prorogue this
Assembly to Some Convenient time in which the truth of the
Informacons may be knowne
Signed p Ordr Tho: MacNemara Cl L h.
Sent up to his Excellcy by Coll Hoskins Mr Stoddert and
Lt Coll Scott.
They returne and say they delivered the same
Resolved, That this House will meet to doe business att
Seven of the Clock in the Morning and sitt till Eleaven and
meet att one o Clock in the afternoone and Sit till five Every
day during this Session
Mr Thomas Robins a member returned to serve as Dele-
gate for Talbott County appeared in the house
Coll Mackall is Sent up to the upper house with Mr Robins
to see him qualified.
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