522 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

Post Meridiem

The house met According to Adjournment All Appeared Except
M^r Dulany

M^r Wright Appeared in the house this Day M^r Jonas Green hath
leave to print the votes & proceedings of this house during this
Session at the usual Allowance and on the Usual Conditions.

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Do^r Carroll Coll^l Colvill M^r Denton M^r Mathews and M^r Magruder
Ordered to prepare an address to his Excellency on his Speech
The Committee of laws acquaints M^r Speaker they had made
Choice of M^r Stephen Bordley for their Clerk the House Approves
the Choice.
The house adjourns to the morrow morning at 10 of the Clock

April 26

[There
are no pro-
ceedings
recorded
for Friday
April 25.]

Saturday Morning April 26^th 1740

The House met according to Adjournment All present that were
yesterday Except M^r Moale Coll^l King M^r Stoughton M^r Henry and
M^r Gale Appeared this Day
The Gentlemen Appointed to prepare an Address to the Governor
bring in the following which was read approved and ordered to be
Ingrossed.

To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland
The Humble address of the house of Delegates of the said
province

May 1t please your Excellency.
We his Majestys Loyal and Dutyfull Subjects the Delegates of the
freemen of Maryland in Assembly Convened return your Excellency
thanks for your Kind speech at the opening this Session as also for
Calling us together at this the usual time of meeting and giving us
such firm Assurances of your Excellencys Endeavours to Cultivate
a Good Agreement between the Severall parts of Legislature A
Matter which as we Apprehend it Essential to the true interest of
the Province we are Sincerely desirous to pursue and forward by all
reasonable means Consistent with our Duty to his Majestys Regard

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to his Lordships and the great trust Reposed in us by our Con-
stituents.
What Foundation your Excellency had to hope for receiving an
Answer from the Lord Proprietary to the Address of the lower house
Ordered at our last meeting to be presented to him we are at a loss
to know since from the Measures of your Excellency and Officers in
Council the Gentlemen Appointed by us have not been able to gain
Transcripts of such Records as were Applyed for and necessary to