280 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1714.

     Lib. W. B.  which had been deposited in the hands of the Arch Bishop

                 of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the Resident of

                 Brunswick: Those who either by their Offices or by Virtue

                 of these Instruments had the Honr of being appointed Lords

                 Justices did in Conjunction with the Council immediately

                 proceed to the Proclayming of our Lawful and Rightful

                 Sovereigne King George taking at the same tyme, the neces

                 sary Care to maintain the Publique Peace.

                   In pursuance of the Acts before mentioned this Parliament

                 is now Assembled, and are pswaded you all bring with

                 you so hearty a Disposition for His Majesties Service and

                 the Publick Good that we cannot Doubt of your Assistance

                 in every thing wch may promote those great Ends.

                 Gentlemen of the House of Comons

                   Wee find it necessary to put you in minde tht severall

           p. 5  Branches of the Publique Revenue are expired by the Demise

                 of Her late Majesty, and to recommend to you the making

                 such Provisions in that Respect as may be requisite to sup

                 port the Honr and Dignity of the Crowne and We assure

                 Ourselves you will not be wanting in any thing tht may

                 conduce to the establishing and advancing of the Publique

                 Credit.

                 My Lords and Gentlemen

                   We forbeare laying before You anything that does not

                 require Your immediate Consideration not having received

                 his Majesties Pleasure, We shall onely Exhort you to the

                 greatest Earnestness to a perfect Unanimity and a firm

                 Adherence to our Sovereignes Interest, as being the onely

                 means to continue among us our Prsent Happy Tranquility.

                          By the Lords Justices

                             A Proclamation.

                   Requiring all Persons being in Office of Authority or

                 Government at the Decease of the late Queen to Proceed

                 in the Execution of their respective Offices.

                 Harcourt       Shrewsbury    Devonshire

                 Somerset       Bolton        Kent

                 Argyle         Roxburghe     Scarborough

                 Nottingham     Abbingdon     Hallifax

                 Oxford         Townshend

                                Cooper & T Parker