The Lower House. 489

By the House of Delegates May the 21^st 1705

In Answer to the Message relating to the Libel this House
resolves that the Charging your Ex^cy with any Confederacy
or being ruled or prevailed on by Col^o Darnall or any other
Papist whatsoever is a most pernicious scandalous & seditious
Libel tending to the Destruction of her Majesty's Government
here & is a great Scandal to y^r Excy's Fame & Reputation
This House being very sensible that the Bill against the
Papal Religion and also that Bill to indulge them or to sus-
pend the Execution of the former Bill began both in this
House and were sent from us to your Ex'cy and the Honble
her Majesty's Council for your Concurrence & Assent there-
unto And we do pray your Honour to be assured from us
that we will omit nothing that may be fit & proper for us to
do to protect and assert her Majesty's Government and your
Excellency's Justice & Innocence in this Matter and to shew
our utmost Resentment against such pestilent Disturbers of
this Government and bringing them to condign Punishment.
Signed p Order T. Taylard Cl. Ho. Del.

M^r Robert Goldsborough, M^r William Frisby and M^r John
Hudson and M^r John Taylor ordered to carry up the said
Message to his Excellency & Council
They return & say they delivered their Message
The Gentlemen appointed to view the Stadt House work
enter the House and informs them that they cannot recede
from their former Report on Saturday. Upon which its
Resolved by the House That all those Window Frames already
set up be taken down and other good & sufficient Window
Frames be set in their Room made of well seasoned Timber.
M^r John Taylor sent up to the Council with Journals &
Papers relating to the Indians and all Papers about Clarke &
Cely.
Bill for Relief of Ann Arundel County read 1^st Time
Petition of Alexander Hall on behalf of S^r Thomas Lawrence
Secretary praying an Allowance for recording the Body of the
Laws of Octo. & Decem. Assembly being read.
Ordered twelve hundred Pounds of Tobacco be allowed
him next Levy therefor
The Petition of Matthew Beard praying Allowance for look-
ing after & taking Care of the publick Arms & Ammunition
for nine Months was read. The Consideration whereof is
further referred till some Journals be inspected.

Lib. 41.

Bill confirming a certain Letter of Attorney from William
Joseph Esq^r to William Joseph his Son indorsed in Council
21^st May 1705. Read the first Time
W Bladen Cl. Council.

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