526 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-19, 1706.

Original
Journal.

not forgetting that very Eminent one of Placing your Ex^ncy as
her Majestys Representative over us
Aprill 4^th 1706
Signed p order of the house Dellegates
W Taylard Cl h D.

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Ordered that the Papers relating to the Zarr of Muscovys
improving the Circasian tob^o be sent to the House for their
Peru sail.
Colonel Hamond & Colonel Lloyd sent with .the said
Papers, the Petition of the Inhabitants of Annapolis & the
following Message viz'

By the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly Ap^ll 4th 1706

His Ex^ncy observing that what white Serv^ts are or have been
for some years last past imported into this her Ma^tys Province
are generally Irish Papists Who are induced to come hither
by the false 'tho Specious Pretences of the free Exercise of
their Superstitious Worship and having lands at the head
of the Bay settled on them on the Expiration of their tymes
of Servitude, so that many hundreds have been lately import-
ed, is pleased to aske the Advice of the Gen^ll Assembly
whether on due Consideration thereof there are not apparent
Reasons her Ma^tys loyal good Subjects here Should be Appre-
hensive of that growing evil & more especially seing this sort
of people are Seated in greate Numbers in Baltemore County
and at the head of the Bay frontiers of this Province most

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lyable to the Invasions of the Comon Enimye ; Wherefore in
case the Countrye thinke this deserves their Notice, His Ex^ncy
desires they will advise what Measures are to be taken for
the prevention thereof; for that the Duty of 30 p poll is not
any Discouragem^t to that Importation, — And whether it be
not reasonable by Some Law to forbid the Sale of Protestant
Servants to Ma:^ts of the Romish Church, they being generally
Seduced in their Religion or otherwise misused in their
Persons
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Council

Col Hamond & Col^o Lloyd returne & Say they have deliv-
ered their Message.
S^r Thomas Laurence her Ma^tys Secry of this Province his
Petition to her Ma^tye and the R^t Hon^ble the Lords of Trade &
Plantations Letter therewith being read. Ordered that M^r
Sanders go down to the House with the following Message.