290 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1714.

          Lib. W. B. W John Rousby Receiver of the District of Puttuxent

                  came & made Oath to his Account of Receipt of the Revenue

               p. 21  of the 3d per Hogshead for Arms & of the three fourths of

                  the one Moyety of the two shillings p Hogshead on Tobacco

                  Exported.

                    It was put to the Question whether it may not be advisable

                  that an Order of this Board be sent to the Justices of the

                  several County Courts to transmit his Excellcy Yearly an

                  Account of all Fines & Forfeitures falling in their respective

                  Courts, And advised such order Issue put to the Question

                  if the prsent Assembly ought to be disolved And resolved

                  Nemine contradicente that they be disolved & tht a Proclama

                  tion issue notifying the same

                    Put to the Question if another Assembly shall not in some

                  short tyme be called to sit, & resolved in the Affirmative.

                    The two following Proclamations being read at the Board

                  were approved of & Issued, Viz.

                   By His Excellency the Capt Genrll &c

                              A Proclamation

                  Maryland SSt

                    Whereas it hath pleased God of his infinite Mercie &

                  Goodness upon his being pleased to take to Himself Our

                  late Gracious Sovereigne Lady Queen Anne of Glorious

                  Memorie to Bless the Inhabitants of the Realme of Great

                  Britain & of all other the Dominions dependent thereon And

                  especially of this Province wth the great & Invaluable happi

                  ness of prserving and securing to us our most holy Religion

                  by us pfest according to the pure Discipline of the Church

                  of England together wth all our Rights & Liberties by peace-

               p. 22  ably & happily bringing to & placing on the Throne of his

                  Ancestors Our most Dread Sovereigne Lord George by the

                  Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland, King De

                  fender of the Faith &c. Of wch extraordinary great mercie &

                  Blessing all his Matys good Subjects must have a most hum

                  ble & grateful sence And being therewth highly Affected are

                  incited to returne their most solemn & hearty thanks &

                  praises to the Divine Excellence for the same I have therefore

                  by & with the Advice of his Matys Honbl Council within this

                  Province thought fit to And do by this my Proclamation

                  Direct Appoint & Comand that Thursday the twenty-fifth

                  day of November next ensuing be by all his Majestys good

                  Subjects within this Province set apart for a Day of Publick

                  & Genrll Thanksgiving & rejoycing for his most sacred

                  Majestys most happy & Peaceable Accession to the Crowne

                  of Great Britain France & Ireland And to the end all Per-