Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 9

Coll Henry Darnall, Coll William Stevens and M^r John
Darnall Sent out to their Committees.

Upper house Aprill 15^th 1684:
This house haveing already ioined withe the Lower house in
Two Committees have not members enough now left to sett
forth any more, but soe soone as there shall be any greater
appearance in this house, this house will then appoint some

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one or more of their members to joine in Committee with
some of the Lower house to State the publick Accounts as is
desired by the Message of the Lower house Yesterday :
Signed p Order John LLewellin Cl Assembly

Sent by Majo^r Sewall to the Lower house.
The Committees appointed for drawing an address to his
LOpp haveing concluded their Report is brought into this
house p Coll William Stevens, and M^r John Darnall two of
the members of this house upon the said Comittee which was
read, and the address to his Lopp also being as follow:

To the Right Hon^ble Charles absolute Lord and Propry of
the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Balte-
mo^r &^c :
The humble peticon and address of yo^r Lopps Two houses
of Assembly.

May it please yo^r Lopp:
Wee yo^r Lopps most humble servants the members of the
Upper and lower houaca of Assembly this p^rsent Generall
Assembly conveened with all imaginable Gratitude acknowl-
edging the happines peace and tranquility this yo^r Lopps
Province hath (through the blessing of God, and yo^r LOpp:
and honoured ffather of noble memory deceased care vigilancy
and August Governm^t) hitherto injoyed, and the many Signall
favours benefitts and imunitys wee have in generall received
from yo^r Lopps bounty and Clemency. And withall taking it
into their Serious Consideracons yo^r Lopps gracious Speech
made to us yo^r Two houses at the opening of this p^rsent meet-
ing of Adjournment wherein (amongst other things therein
Contained) yo^r Lopp: was pleased to Communicate to yo^r two
houses that the greate Exigency of yo^r Lopps Affaires,
required yo^r Lopps Speedy Voyage for England and that not-
w^thstanding yo^r Lopps many other urgent concernes as well
private as publick and that yo^r Lopp was much straitned in
time for the Accomplishment thereof Yett yo^r Lopp was gra-

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ciously pleased to condiscend to impart a greate share thereof
to Us Yo^r two houses in order to the Selling and establishing
the perpetuall and Temporary lawes of this Province in such

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