64 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

That if money be made currant as it is proposed That it will
infinitely redound to your Lordsp advantage and in a little
time even Increase the duty of 2^s per hhd for the Encourage-
ment thereby to shipping will induce them abundantly to trade
into Maryland rather than to Virg^a Besides as money becomes
plenty people and labour will Encrease and the Export of To-
bacco will follow in proportion But the difficulty in returning
of this money to y^r Lordsp is to be Considered for tho it doe
Advance (as without all doubt it will your Lordsp dues yet
the payment as now made is farr more Convenient to your
Lordsp then twice as much in Maryland if not returned to
answer your Lordsp occassions in England And this wee con-
ceave may be effected as well then as now For many espe-
cially the Londoners will as freely (pro rato) pay their money
there as here and with more ease then by procuring of ps of
8 shipping them Risque etc 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 Lordsps dues
as should be rents here theres noe doubt but the same may be
returned by bills of Exchange more securely than at present
for if money be made currant the planter Adventurer will have
occassion for his money here and will give bills on London
being payd the difference twixt money there and here For
our part we are of opinion that your Lordsps dues will be

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returned then as well as now the consideration whereof is
humbly submitted to your Lordsp but take as it will with your
Lordsp the Lower house would by noe meanes hearing 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 Interim wee begg yo^r Lordsp's
answer and Resolve herein by first opportunity whereby we
may take measures accordingly By the journall your Lordsp
will find the breife Corresponds to the coppies sent yo^r Lordsp of
such accounts as were passed in this assembly amongst which
there's one for an Anniversary day of thanksgiving forever for
the birth of the prince which we hope will be acceptably taken
as the intent was dutifull and loyall your Lordsp will herewith
also receive two private addresses to which we thought fit to
put a stop wee doe not meane to Addressing or hindering
any from soe doeing but because the same were obteyned at
the request of other separate and private interests and de-
signed to have been presented to the King by others not your
Lordsps hands perhaps intended to your Lordsps prejudices
Wherefore wee thought fit to order soe as that noe addresse;
should goe hence but thro your Lordsp' hands and accord-
ingly both said Addresses are herewith Enclosed to your