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Deportment, his Wise Just Lenitive and Prudent Behaviour
in his Administration to this Time, we do Conclude that he
cannot fail of meeting his most Gracious Majesty and your
Lordships Approbation. And we doubt not but his Great En-
deavours in Conjunction w^th your Lordship's will very much
Contribute to your Lordships and Our Own Happiness.
We Humbly Implore the Wisest of Councils so to Direct
Your Lordship's as that this your Province of Maryland may
always fflourish & Advance under your Auspicious and wise
Conduct.
Signed p Order of the Lower House of Assembly
R: Ungle Speaker.

May it Please your Lordship.
In most Dutifull Manner we Offer to Your Lordship's Con-
sideration that the Real Motives inducing us to make Choice
of Coll: Nath^l Blackistone to Convey Our Thoughts and
Affairs to Your Lordship were the Great Difficulties we found
in Obtaining Access to the Royal and Sacred Persons of our
Kings; which Motives Ceased upon your Lordship's Restora-
tion to the Governm^t of your Noble Ancestors by the late
Royal Bounty of his Present Majesty by which Means and out
of the abundance of your Lordship's Meek Affable & Cour-
teous Temper, the Powers Substituted by your Lordship may
have the Freedom by way of Address to Convey their Desires
to your Lordship, without further laying our Country under
the (as we presume) Unnecessary Charge of An Agent.

L. H. J.

Conformable to the above Resolution we have in most humble
Manner presumed to Address your Lordship on the Subject
Matter of your Late Speech delivered by the Mouth of your
Lieu^t Govern^r In which we as Devoutly wish our Reasons may
be of such weight with your Lordship as to Incline you to Grant
the Several Requests therein Implored. We have Nothing
more to Add save Expressing to Your Lordship, that the Low-
ness of the Tobacco Trade has induced Your Lordships Faith-
full Tenants to offer a Law to be Past by Your Lordship's
Lieu^ts Governr for Relief of Our People, without which in all
Human Probability this Province must entirely Sink, and we
become a Most Miserable People. We pray that God Almighty
would assist your Lordship in all Your Councils, desireing no
otherwise to become an Happy People, than by using Our
Endeavours to make you a Great and flourishing Lord & Pro-
prietor and with the Greatest Submission take Leave to Sub-
scribe Ourselves Your Lordships most Obedient Servants
Signed p Order of the Lower House of Assembly
R Ungle, Speaker

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