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Signed pr Order of this house
Robert Ridgley Cl of the Lower house
of Assembly—
Joseph Norwood Appointed Door keeper to this house
This house upon Receipt of the late Message Adjourn till to
Morrow Morning ten of the Clock—
August 19th 1681 Upper house mett.
Where appeared the Rt Honble the Lord Proprietary &
other the Members as Yesterday
His Lordship produces an Address to him made from the
Lower house yester-Day which was read and Entered in the
Iournal of this house Vizt
To the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
The Humble Address of the Representatives of this Province
of Maryland
Whereas upon the calling over the house on the 16th Day
of August it did appear that thirteen of the Representatives
were wanting and upon calling over the house again this Day
Vizt the 17th Instant it did appear that Twelve of the Said
thirteen Representatives were still wanting Eight whereof are
Dead, One called up to Your Lordships Council, two Jncapa-
citated by reason they are Sheriffs of Divers Counties and one
Departed this Province Whereby the said house wanting a
Considerable Number of their Body do humbly Conceive
themselves greatly Jncapacitated to Act and do Proportionable
to the great Trust reposed in them and Sufficiently to Consult
the Grand and Weighty Affairs of the Province—
Upon a Due and Mature Debate thereof in the said house
it was resolved (Nemine Contradicente) that the Speaker of
the house (Sitting the house) ought to issue out Warrants to
Supply the Places of those Vacant Members aforesaid according
to Diverse and Manifold Presidents of the Lower house of
Parliament in England then and there produced and Examined
the Usages and Customs whereof this House do humbly Con-
ceive the only and Sure Rule for this house to Act by in this
and all other their Proceedings—
And whereas by the said Customs and Presidents of the
Lower house of Parliament aforesaid the said Warrants from
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