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    opened their Eyes and put them upon petitioning of them- Lib. x

    selves for the very same thing which they rejected when here

    tofore tendered to them but now the face of things seems to

    be quite altered and the peoples Expectations Centre in a

    Tobacco Law only we therefore hope for a happy issue from

    the proceedings of our next Sessions which is to begin upon

    the second tuesday in July next

      We beg of your Honour and the honble Members of the

    Council of Virginia to believe that this present application

    hath no other foundation than an ambitious desire of Shewing P 149

    our Zeal for the Common good by falling into the same or

    measures something like them which shall be or may have al

    ready [been] Concerted amongst you for the Advancement of

    the Tobacco Trade. This information we are in hopes Gentle

    men will not be unacceptable to you nor yet theAssurance of our

    Zealous Inclinations for Cultivating a near and more particular

    Correspondency between the two Governments than hath

    hitherto Subsisted which we promise our selves will be as

    Agreable to you as the prospect of Advantages thereby are

    to Gent Your most Obedient humble Servts

     Superscribed to the Honble    Charles Calvert

    Hugh Drisdale Esqr Governor    Willm Holland

    and to the Honourable the      Thos Addison

    Members of the Council of his  John Hall

    Majestys Colony of Virginia    Phile: Lloyd

    Annapolis May the 21st 1726    Richd Tilghman

                                   M. T: Ward

                                   James Bowles

                                   Benja Tasker

      James Bowles Esqr informs this Board that he is appointed

    Church warden of all Faiths parish in St Marys County and

    desires the opinion of this Board whether it is not an Indignity

    Offered to a Member thereof

      Ordered that the Clerk write to Mr Scott Rector of that

    parish desiring him and the parishioners to elect another in

    his stead which was accordingly done

      Mr Caldwell complains to the Board that the Nails sent for p. 150

    by the Treasurer by Order of the Governor and Council are

    not proper for his work

      Ordered that he supply himself with such Nails as are

    wanting to finish the Shingling of the Council Room to be

    paid for out of the 3d p hhd for Arms &c and that Benjamin

    Tasker Esqr is appointed by this Board to Supervise the

    Shingling done to the Council Room and settle the Payment

    for the same with the said Caldwell and that the Clerk by his