the Knowledge of your concurrence. On Mr Walter Dulany
you Vote. In mine the 15th of Jany in Answer to his Letter
requesting favour and Backed by Letter from Mr Tasker the
President I write with reference to his Lordp and you "the
Governour is his Lordps Representative, have his recommend-
ation to him and you'l gain your Desires; you are sure of my
intermediate friendship " he has mine, on no other Terms.
Mr Bordley's refusal of Comissary Genl is injustice to himself,
his hint of Defect in practice got into the Office, his knowledge
and resolution would easily have rectifyed; he seems acrimo-
nious as was his Father, and perhaps may resign his seat in
the Council with Employs, his father did, he was of a very
Turbulent spirit and had no rest. Time was few of the Council
held rich Emolument, it was Honour enough the seat of Mr
D — and Mr B — there, they are Lawyers opposites in Compe-
tition, one sets up for Popularity the other Discontent of equal
danger to their master, as Popularity is to have Faction at
Divotion and Discontent is a compound of Fear and Ambi-
tion, may neither preponderate to disturb the union of the
House. Your friendship has caused to them Honour and
wealth and aught not to be forgotten, doubtfulll from too
many Proofs of Provincial ingratitude extant to the Proprietary
Family.
Concerning Alienation Fines on Demise of the Tenant from
you of his Lordps Instns on his Transmission thereof, he was not
apprized of any Direction therein had been from the late Lord,
nor I by you mentioned under Govr Bladen, whose Issue of
Proclamation is a Bar of Temporary suspension of that Legal
right rested by former Governours to carry favourable Interest
to themselves for Gratuity from the People, or I will Tell. In
1716, an Act passed, For granting a Duty of two shillings
Sterling on Tobacco Hoghsds exported in Lieu to the Lord
Proprietor for all Quit Rent and Alienation Fines: the Act had
been a Lenitive modus of Temporary duration, this modus of
payml caused the Recevr Genls neglect, Knowledge and atten-
tion from regular keeping and enterance on Register the Quit
Rents in value to the Proprietor from the Landholder, became
almost in oblivion, this the Tenants and their Representatives
were well apprised, and it became De Politico Corpore in the
Lower House to embarass the Proprietor on Re-granting of
the Act, with a clause incerted prejudicial or of trouble to the
Proprietor, this absurd Doctrine tending to Democracy as
Lodging the Legislative Power in the common People or in
Persons chosen out of them, Governour Hart nettled at the
Attempt got Knowledge of the Proprietor Quit Rents and by
Presumption in value of Alienation Fines; on Quit Rent more
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