Maryland ss.

Att a Sessions of Assembly begun and held at the City of
Annapolis in the Province of Maryland on Wednesday the 12^th
day' of Oct^r in the 7^th Year of the Reign of our Sovn Lord
King George &c. And in the 5th Year of his Lord^ps Domⁿ &c
Annoq Dom 1720
Present

Col W^m Holland L^t Col Sam^l Young Memb^s

The Jn^o Hall Esq^r Col Rich^d Tilghman of the
honble Henry Lowe Esq^r Col M T: Ward Upp^r house

Tho^s Bordley Esq^r

Ja^s Stoddert Esq^r & M^r Edmond Benson from the Lower
House accq^t this house that there are A Suff numb^r of their
house mett to pceed to business
Thereupon L^t Col Sam^l Young is sent down to the Low^r

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house to Acq^r them that his hon^r the Gov^r being sick the Chan-
cell^r on his behalf requires M^r Speaker and the whole house to
attend in the Council Chamber Immediately.

The said Col Young returns and says he delivered his Mes-
sage

Thereupon M^r Speaker with the memb^rs of that house Attend
in the Councill Chamber Accordingly.
Whereupon M^r Chancell^r delivers himself to them as follows
Viz.

Gentlemen. His hon^r the Gov^r being Sick has directed me
to Communicate to you what follows w^ch you are to take as
from his own mouth

Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
I have since my Arrivall had an Oppertunity to Lay before
my Lord Propr^ys Councill the Reasons that Induc'd him tc
send me hither, and I am Comanded to deliver the same also tc
you thus Conven'd in their Lordships my Lord Guilfords anc
Lord Baltemores own words

Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly

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Baltimore
Guilford We take this Oppertunity by the mouth of our

Prorogued from October nth. See page 61.

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