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recommended to the Committee of Laws to bring in a Bill for
the Petitioners Relief. The House adjourns till two O'Clock
in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjourn^t.
Being called over were all present, as in the Morning
Bill for confirming the last Will and Testament of Thomas
Knighton deceased
Read the first Time and by especial Order do pass, and
ordered to be indorsed
The Gentlemen appointed to confer about settling Talbot
County Court House entered this House and reported that
upon hearing and arguing whether Doncaster or Oxford is the
most convenient Place for settling and erecting the Court
House for Talbot County it's thought by the major Part of the
Conferees that Oxford is the more convenient Town for the
Ease and Benefit of the Inhabitants of the said County to build
the Court House in. Which being heard it's Ordered to be
entered that the House concurs therewith
An Address to his Excellency being prepared and brought
into the House was ordered to be read and entered as follows
Viz^t.

To his Excellency John Seymour Esq^r Cap^t General and
Commander in Chief of her Majesty's Province and Territory
of Maryland
The humble Address of her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal
Subjects the Delegates and Representatives of the Inhabitants
of the several and respective Counties of this her Majesty's
Province of Maryland now convened in a General Assembly.
Wherein first we give your Excellency our humble and hearty
Thanks for that Peace and Tranquility which we have and do
now enjoy under your prudent and auspicious Government
humbly hoping that our Gracious Queen will be pleased to
continue you long in this Government over us.
S^r. As you have added to our Tranquility many Advantages
so we must not omit to express our Thanks to your Excellency
for them lest we deservedly fall under the Censure of Ingrati-
tude to so good and generous a Benefactor
We are very sensible of the great and dangerous Designs
which have been carrying on by wicked People Enemies to her
Majesty's Government to destroy the Records, Arms and Am-
munition, this Town, and all that was necessary to render this
Governm^t safe and secure, and we do in a very deep sense
thereof return you our hearty Thanks for the great Care and
Prudence you have shewed in the Preservation of all those

L. H. J.