Impossible there Can be a Greater Tye than to Aid each other
Against so ruinous an Enemy and Against whome Every
pticular hath his defence by union to the Sovereign and them-
selves Equally — Lord Baltimore is much Concern'd at the
unfortunate Issue of things, hope Affairs will amend, he
thinks himself happy in his Province being under yr Conduct
and of wch he is sensible by Convincing proofs from your Vigi-
lance & Circumspection to the Safety and well being of all he
has trusted to yr Care and of which, none Can have a Greater
Sensibility of than him who is wth real Esteem Dr Sir
Yr Obligd hble Serv'
Caecils Calvert.
Pos' It is with real concern I write of the Death of your
Brother John, who died last fall at Bristol; a great Loss to our
Affairs. yr last packet to him is deliver'd to yr Brother William,
as well as yrs to him. In the Room of Mr Fox, Wm Pitt is
appoint'd Secy of State; he is a Person Deem'd of peculiar dis-
cernment, great expectations are estimat'd from his Abbilities,
therefore Note him for yr particular acquittance to him on
Affairs of the Province. Inclosed you have his Majesty's
Speech & the Addresses of Both Houses of Parliamt 24
Companies of Private men & one Regimt from Ireland sail'd
last month for America; and Transports are taking up for 10.
or 11 Regmts more destin'd shortly thereof wch Regimts I
inclosed you a List. By a List the Army here is 49749 I sup-
pose Including officers. Inclosed are Gazettees & Historical
Magazines & Evening Posts, as will Inform you of Publick
affairs and of Change of Ministry. The Comon's have voted
55000 Men for Sea Service includg Manner for 1757 &
£1213746: 3s 9d for paymt of 49749 Men & for Guards & Garri-
sons in G. Britain & £423963: 16s: iod for the fforces & Garri-
sons in the Plantations & Gibralter — By this Packet you have
his Lordsp Comissn to you as Vice Admiral of the Province —
My Lord is abt selling with the Messrs Penns by Offer from
himself, that if they agreed on paying their own Cost for Law
Charges since the commencement of the suit, he wod ffree
them of all Demands on his side for Cost, & was ready to
finish affairs with them agreeable to his Father's Articles of
agreement; I understand not from him, they have Accept'd
his offer, & Orders given Mr Hemersley to proceed upon it.
It Chagrin's me much, I know not the Advice nor motive tht so
precipitately hurry's him to so great wrong of himself. Mr
Ridout's transmissions on the Law of 1704 & the 14d pr Ton
are recd my Lord thanks him for the Papers and Assiduity
therein — In Case Mr Lloyd Agent, shold Resign, wod it not be
Adviseable to appoint an Agent & Receiver to each Shore, &
of such Persons as reside on each Shore ? — On closing this I
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