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Thereupon John Beale Esq^r M^r Crabb and M^r Dashiel
attend in the Conference Chamber to see the Laws sealed
which were afterwards carried to the Lower house by the said
Beale Crabb and Dashiel

In Answer to his Lordships Speech at the Opening of the
Sessions the following Answer was prepared viz.

To the Right Hon^ble Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary
of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of
Baltemore &c^a

The humble and Unfeigned Address of the
Upper House of Assembly

Who in a most dutiful manner crave leave to render to your
Lordship our Sincere thanks for your kind acceptance of our
late Address to your Lordship, and do also Assure your Lord-
ship that we will (as we have hitherto done) unite our best
Endeavours for the Support of your Lordships prerogative
and Interest, as well as the Generall Weal of this your Lord-
ships province; and we assure your Lordship of our great
Satisfaction in haveing your Lordships hearty Concurrence,
that the Laws should have their accustomary force here, and
of our being supported and Govern'd by the Laws and Cus-
toms which heretofore we enjoy'd under your Lordships
Noble Ancestors, and since your happy Government over us.
And we likewise return our bounden thanks to your Lord-
ship for so strenuously recommending to the Lower House of

U. H. J.

Assembly the payment of our severall Claims, (who have the
Honour to be of your Lordships Council of State) and have
no reason to doubt (should those Gentlemen persist in their
Denial of our just Claims) but that your Lordship will Dis-
cover some other effectual Method for Discharge thereof;
and we assure your Lordship that we shall Esteem it as our
greatest Temporal happiness, that God will permit you long
to Rule over us your most faithful Tenants
James Bowles Will^m Holland
Benj^a Tasker John Hall
Philip Lee Tho^s Addison
Nich^s Lowe Phil: Lloyd

M^r Crabb and Capt" Dent from the Lower house attend

upon his Honour the Governour and acquaint him that there

is no Business before them and that they waite his Honours
Commands and withdrew
Whereupon Col^o Holland is sent to the Lower house to
acquaint the Speaker and the whole House that his Honour
requires their Attendance in the Councill Chamber Imediately.

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