[Sharpe to Calvert.]

19^th April transmitted by Capt.
Sir
By my Letter of the 10^th Inst. I intimated to you what had
been the Issue & Result of our Assembly's last Meeting which
you will be more particularly acquainted with from a perusal
of the Iournals of the proceedings of both Houses which I
herewith transmit together with a Copy of the Bill sent to the
Upper House under the Title of an Act for His Majesty's
Service. You will easily perceive that a great Majority of the
Delegates came with a fixed Resolution to grant no money but
after the manner that had been refused by the Upper House
the preceeding Session & from this Resolution I have little
hopes of seeing them recede when I meet them again which
the General & M^r Shirley seem to insist on my doing next
Month at which time the respective Assemblies of Carolina's
Virg^a & Pens^a will also be convened & once more sollicited &
importuned for Supplies. You will observe after what manner
the Lower House express themselves on the Ordinary Lycences
both in their Messages to the Upper House & their two
Addresses to me of which I proposed to take some notice to
them in the prorogueing Speech that I had prepared but the
Gentⁿ of the Council thought it more adviseable for me to dis-
miss them without any Speech at all. Their Address in Answer
to my message on the Receipt of His Ldp's Instructions will
shew you with what Temper they received his Ldp's Deter-
mination concerning the Inspection Law which Obstinacy of
the Lower House put the Gentⁿ of the Council on preparing
an Address to His Ldp relative to that Law which in Compli-
ance with their Request I have inclosed in my Lett^r to his Ldp
but s^d His Ldp remain still determined to dissent to the Act I
must beg the favour of you to send me particular Instructions
what sort of proclamation I must issue for regulating Officers
Fees & what Reward shall be ordained for each particular