408 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 3, 1704.

P. R. O.

Which being Done his Excy was pleased to say as
followes

p. 48

[Gen]t
I Thanke you on her Majestyes behalfe for your hearty
Endeav^rs this present Sessions, and assure you I have not
the least reason to be Dissatisfyed with yo^r proceedings,
tho' I could haue wished this Sessions might haue con-
tinued soe long as to haue answered her Majestyes Royall
instructions But for that the Trade and Shippeing requires
you att your respectiue habitaons, I shall be att p^rsent
contented with the expectaon of seeing you againe some
few moneths hence, and now being advised by her Majestyes
honble Councill th^t itt will be to the Satisfaction of the
inhabitants to haue a new Election this p^rsent Grail Assem-
bly, haueing continued for aboue three yeares, I doe Dis-
solve the same, and you are accordingly Dissolued
Soe ended this Sessions of Assembly

A True Copy Examined by the Originall brought into
the Secretarys Office at Annapolis
Thomas Laurence

p. 50

Maryland

Minutes of Assembly from the 26^th Aprill 1704, to the
3 May following, when they were Dissolved

referred to in Col. Seymours
Lre : of 23 May last

Recd Read the 9 Aug. 1704