44 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

L. H. J.

Lib. No. 45
May 4

Wednesday morning May 4^th 1737

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
Richard Francis Esq^r Delivers M^r Speaker the following Address
which was read Approved and ordered to be Ingrossed

To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governour of Maryland

The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly

May it Please your Excellency.
We the Representatives of His Lordships Dutifull Tenants have
Received Divers Complaints of Exactions and Oppressions Com-
mitted by some of the Farmers and their receivers of his Lopps
Quit Rents by their undervaluing foreign Coins as well Silver as
Gold, as also by their receiving the said Coins at Various rates in the
Severall Counties; and as we are very greatfully Sensible of His
Lopps Declared Intentions of makeing the Collection of His rents
not only not Oppresive, but easey to his good Tenants and of your
Excys Constant Disposition to Discountenance any measures which
may be or seem Injurious to the Properties of the People of Mary-
land
We Therefore Presume Humbly to Entreat your Excy to give
Derectio to the proper Officers to lay before this House the Instruc-
tions His Lordship hath been pleased to give Concerning the Value
of such foreign Coins in order that this House may Judge whether
such Complaints are Justly made and in Hopes, In Case such Exac-
tions should be fully proved some Method by your Excys Kind
Interposition may be found out To prevent the same for the future.

p. 690

A Bill Entituled an Act for the Relief of William Torver of
London Merchant was read the first time and ordered to Lye on the
Table
Michael Howard Esq^r from the Up^r House Delivers M^r Speaker
a petion of the Vestry of Queen Ann Parish in Prince Georges
County recommended by the Up^r House which was here read and
Granted.
Col Hooper and Captⁿ Woolford two representatives of Dor-
chester County appeared In the House this morning.
The Address to His Excellency was brought in Ingrossed.
M^r Matthews and M^r Denton Sent to Acquaint his Excy This
House hath prepared an Address to His Excy and Desires to Know
when and where he will receive it they Return and acquaint M^r
Speaker the Governour will be ready to receive it Immediately
in the Conference Chamber.
M^r Smith and 11 more sent to present the Address to the Gov-
ernor
The House Adjourned untill 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon