222 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.

cons in money at the inhansed value will (wee are well assured
very much encrease yo^r Ldspps Incomes to what they now are
for that yo^r Ldspps Rents which are now paid in Tobacco at
2^d p ^lb is but losse to yo^r Ldspps and the people thereby have
(as it were) yo^rLdshpps whole Province for nothing whereas if
the Rents which dayly rise and encrease might be paid in
money there's noe doubt but in a short time the same will be
far more considerable than the duty of 2^d p hh besides it is

proposed to enrich and people yo^r Ldspps Province by bringing

in of money and Tradesmen of all sorts to follow their Callings
and inhabitt the Townes as by the Proposealls to which wee
referr being for our parts (as wee are sworne to serve your
Ldspp) sattisfied that if money be made current as it is pro-
posed that it will infinitely redound to your Ldspps advantage
and in a little time it will even encrease the duty of 2^d p hh for
the Encouragement thereby to shipping will enduce them
abundantly to Trade into Maryland rather than to Virginia
besides as money becomes plenty people and labour will
encrease and the Export of Tobacco will follow in proper con.
But the difficulty in returning of this money to yo^r Lordspps
is to be considered for tho it doe advance (as beyond all
doubt it will) yo^r Ldspps dues yett the payment as now made
is farre more convenient to your Ldspps than twice as much
in Maryland if not returned to answere yo^r Ldspps occasion in
England and this wee conceave may be effected as well then
as now. For many especially the Londoners will as freely
(prorato) pay their money there as here and with more ease
than by procuring of p^s of 8 shipping them Risque &c: and for
the rest of the Traders they are for the most part but straglers
whose money is more safe then their Bills and for soe much of
your Lordspps dues as should be received here there's noe
doubt but the same may be returned by Bills of Ex^a more
surely than at present for if money be made current the
Planter Adventurer will have occasion for his money here and
will give Bills in London being paid the difference twixt money
there and here and for our parts wee are of opinion that yo^r
Ldspps dues will be returned then as well as now the consid-
eration whereof is humbly submitted to your Lordspps But
take as it will with yo^r Ldspps the Lower House would by noe
meanes heare of paying their Rents in money whereupon the
whole matter was for the present layd aside and the Assembly
prorogued to the second Tuesday in Aprill next what mind
they will be of then wee know not, in the Intrim wee beg yo^r
Ldspps answere and resolve herein by first opportunity
whereby we may take measures accordingly.
By the Journall yo^r Ldspps will find the breifs corespond
to the Coppies sent yo^r Ldspps of such Acts as were passed