Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 407

Thursday 2^d November. 1683.

The house sate againe present as formerly and M^r Clem^t
Hill from S^t Maries County—
Then was read what was done yesterday—
An Addresse from this house to his Lor^pp the Lord Prop^ry
as followeth— To

L. H. Journal
Original.

hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry—
the Delegates and dep^ties of the
bly.

servants the Dep^ties & Delegates
Demonstrate that duty &
your Lor^pp have most readily
and find ourselves thus lessened
from aken in hand & proceeded
vpon ended to vs by your Lor^pp at the
the causes of Convening thereof
& hope That wee may with your
likeing Discharge ourselves faithfully
in Vs by the ffreemen of this province
Who they have Complyed with your Lor^pps
writts hoosing two Delegates and dep^ties in
each County sufficiently impowring vs To Advise and
Consent to and with your Lor^pp Vpon the Vrgent affaires of

this province Yet they have given instruccon to their severall

delegates to pray and make provision That they be restored to
their former freedome of choosing & Electing the Accus-
tomed number of Dep^ties for each County To be the Repre-
sentative body of this province And having taken th'e whole
matter into serious Consideracon Aswell the reasons given by
your Lor^pp as the desire of the ffreemen as aforesaid And being
Confident in your Lor^pps word That you designe nothing but
the ease of the Inhabitants and lessening the charge that might
accrew by a greater number Wee have studdyed by avoyding
all obstinacy to your Lor^pps designes To find out an expedient
That may as well fully comply with your Lor^pps good intentions
and satisfy the minds & desire of the people And this is by a
bill directing That all writts for the future may goe out for the
Election of two three or foure Delegates for each County at
the choyce of the freemen thereof, And this may it please your
Lor^pp wee most humbly advise to be the most hon^ble & saftest
way as well for yo^r Lor^pp as ourselves And wee doubt not that
when it shall thereby appeare (without all Contradiccon) to the
ffreemen of this province, That your Lor^pp designes nothing
therein but the ease and welfare of the Inhabitants They will
readily Consent and agree To elect such & soe many as they
find most agreeable to your Lor^pps desires for that and Thus

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