670 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

Calvert
Paper
No. 1 121

Your Lordship will be pleased to appoint To whom I shall make
the Annuall paym^t of 100^ls sterl for the future for the Sec^ry place;
And which your Lordship's never to be forgotten Goodness bounty
dispensed with, till This Post should fall to Enable me
By the best Information, I can get at present, The Fees of this
Coll^rpp Amount to ab^t 250* of this Currency after payment of Two
Deputys, besides a Salary of about 60* or 80* payable in England, so
that the whole may amount to about 260* sterl. But This Calculation
was made in Times of peace, which must be much lessened in War.
May Health Honour & Happiness Attend Your Lordships Family,
Is the Earnest wish of My Lord
Your Lordship's most obliged & Faithfull Hble Serv^t
Edm: Jenings

Calvert
Paper
No. 404

Annapolis Aug. 28, Sept 3. 1744
To The right Hon^ble the Lord Baltimore, Lord Absolute Proprietor
of Maryland
The humble Petition of the Minister Vestrymen and Church war-
dens of Shrewsbury parish in Kent County in the province aforesaid
Sheweth
That whereas Two Acres of Land was many years ago given by
M^r Edw^d Blay, thereon to build a Church for the use of this parish,
being part of a Tract of Land lying on Sassafrass river, which the
said Edw^d Blay held at that time by virtue of a Grant from one of
your Lordships most hon^ble Ancestors And whereas we Your Lord-
ships petitioners are informed that the said Grant, as to its limited
time, has been some years expired, we therefore conclude that our
right to said two Acres by virtue of Edw^d Blays Gift, must neces-
sarily Cease, and as by the late resurvey of your Lordships Manner
in this County, the part of Blays tract in which the Church stands has
actually fallen into the said Manner, and the heirs of said Blay re-
fuse to take up said tract as manner land We therefore Your Lord-
ships petitioners do in Behalf of this parish beseech your Lordship
out of the great regard which your Lordship bears to the temporal
and eternal welfare of the good people of your Lordships province
of Maryland, that you would be pleased to Grant and Continue the
said two Acres to this parish for so long a time and on such terms
as your Lordship in your great wisdom and goodness shall think fit,
and that your Lordship wou'd please to order the Agent to make
out proper Grants to said intent. And your Lordships petitioners
as in duty bound shall ever pray

Christopher Hall George William Forester
Griffith Jones Rector of Shrewsbury parish

Cornel^o Comegys Vestrymen
Christopher Bellican
Henry Lovelock John Cleaves | Church
John Wallace James Woodland | Wardens