warrants were not Confirm 'd By Charles the 2d nor James the
2d Entre Nous, I understand Mr Evans is a man of no good
Character, and has been a time Serving man to the Messieurs
Penns. The Map from whence the Articles of Agreement
with the Late Lord and Messieurs Penns was by Artificial
means imposed on the Late Governor and sent by him to the
late Lord, the Product of much Uneasyness to the present Pro-
prietor. Therefore for the future My Lord will not Submit to
pay any Charges, but such as are of real Service to Him.
As to Mr Goldsborough succeeding as one of the Council of
State, you may be under no Apprehensions about him. His
Lordship has not fill'd up the Vacancy in the Council; by
reason as yet He is not Satisfyed of a Proper Person: As to
Mr Dulany he has no Objection, but at present thinks he may
be of Service in the Lower House of Assembly; you must
think of another proper Person to fill up the Council.
The Church Preferment mentioned Vacant by you in yours
of the 10th of December, you have My Lord's Instructions for
Presentment To Mr McFearson of one of the Livings value of
Thirty thousand Pounds of Tobacco, as by your Desire. That
of Mr Thornton's in Queen Anne's County, one Mr Rosse from
hence, will bring you His Lordship's Instructions for Induction
therein, you must be more particular on vacancy of Livings,
distinguishing by name of the Parishes. His Lordship desires
you'l send him a List of the Clergy, their names, Parishes and
County, with Amount of Taxables and Value in Pounds of
Tobacco. Also it List of all Persons in Employments, their
Employ, and worth of Each as near as you can Learn.
The Lower House Address of the 16th of November 1753,
In Answer to your Messuage; On the particular in Charge
from his Majesty, contained in the Earl of Holderness's Letter
Aug( the 28th 1753, by you laid before Them. Their Answer
by People here is thought Equivocal, by an attempt of Assess-
ment on His Majesty's & the Proprietor's Law of 1704. The
Support of Goverment
I am wishing you all Happiness
Your's truly
Caecils Calvert
Post
'tis unlikely that Mr Tasker may have offered Mr Dulany
since he wrote to have him jointly with him in the Commissy
so smal a recompence, that the other may refuse acceptance,
tho' he has wrote here desireing jointly to be in the office with
Mr Tasker, if he shoud refuse & will not accept, wh I hope will
not be the Case, if he does, My Lord will suppose it a finess
between Them, to prevent the office being held by Two Per-
sons & you must on his non acceptance immediately put
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