268 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 21-Oct. 29, 1742.

U. H. J.
Sept. 23

Thursday Morning 23^d Septem^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday with the Addition of Col Gale
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r attended by the Members of this House
presents to his Excellency the Governor the Address of this House
which follows in these Words

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To His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor & Comm^r in
Chief in and over the Province of Maryland

The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly
May it please Your Excellency
We beg Leave to congratulate your Excellency, on your safe
Arrival to the Government of this your native Country, & to return
you Our hearty and sincere thanks for the benevolent and affection-
ate Sentiments you have been pleased to express for the Interest
and Happiness of it; and We embrace this Opportunity to testify
Our grateful Sense of his Lordships favour and kind Regard to-
wards his Province, in appointing a Gentleman to govern, who was
born among us
We are willing to shew Our Readiness to concur with all proper
Measures which may tend towards Our Security, and particularly
with Regard to the War Our Sovereign is engaged in, and the Dis-
covery of the ill Intentions of some Nations of Indians towards Us ;
and as We shall always have a due Regard to the Interest of his
Lordship, so We are fully satisfied, that His true Interest & that
of his Tenants are inseperable: And We hope from that Considera-
tion, such a good Understanding and Harmony amongst us, as may
render your Administration of the Government easy to yourself,
satisfactory to his Lordship, and advantageous to the whole Province
Benj^a Tasker, President

Mess^rs Lloyd and Thomas from the Lower House attend with
Mess^rs King, Gale, Stoughton and Martin members elected for
Somerset County, Mess^rs Hindman and Ennals two of the Mem-

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bers elected for Dorchester County, and Mess^rs Nicholas Golds-
borough and John Goldsborough two of the Members elected for
Talbot County in order to see them qualified, who take the Oaths to
the Government appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly, and
subscribe the Abjuration and Test and then withdrew
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
Mess^rs Hindman and Ennals from the Lower house attend with
M^r Lecompte a Member elected for Dorchester County in Order to