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A Bill for making null and void Thomas Edmundsons Con-
veyance of Land to W^m Edmondson
A Bill declaring the Land law to be in force
A Bill declaring the Law for Erecting Ann Arundell &
Oxford Towns into Ports & Towns to be in Force

Original
Journal.

A Bill for suspending the Prosecution of Romish Priests &c
M^r Skinner & nine other Members bring up the Houses
Address of Thanks to his Ex^ncy as follows

April the 13th 1706

May it please Yo^r Ex^ncy
Wee her Majestys most Dutifull & loyal Subjects the Rep-
resentatives of the Inhabitants of the respective Countys of
this Province now met & convened in a generall Assembly do
give yo^r Ex^ncy hearty Thanks for all your kindnesses and gen-
erous gratitudes shew'd to us from your Accession to the
Government to this time And we do Assure yo^r Ex^ncy that as
her Majesty by her royal bounty has filled our hearts with
Thankfullness so she has added one Degree of Joy to our
ffelicity by placing yo^r Ex^ncy her Vice Gerent over us which
will highly improve that profound Veneration & Respect which
we now have & shall always desire to retain for yo^r Ex^cys Per-
son & Governm^t. Wee are
May it please yo^r Ex^ncy
Yo^r Ex^ncys most humble Serv^ts

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Samuel Young W^m Watts Robert Tyler
Tho^s Beale Jo^s Gray Ja Smallwood
Cha^s Greenberry Jn^o Jones Gerard Fowke
Francis Dollahide Joseph Hill Tho^s Smith Spkr
Jn^o Contee W^m Dare George Muschamp
Jn^o Mackall Peter Watts Rob^t Gouldsbourough
Hugh Eccleston Jas^s Philips Ja : Maxwell
Jn^o Leach Jn^o Wells Tho^s Greenfield
Nich^s Lowe James Hay John Macclaster
W^m Stone Edward Blay W^m Frisby
Will Aisquith Rob^t Skinner Tho^s Frisby
Tho^s Howe Elias King R^d Jones ju^r
Sam^l Magrooder Jo. Ennalls

The Board Adjourns for an hour.

Post Meridiem the Councill Sate Present as before

The Petition of the Roman Catholicks Signd by Coll Henry
Darnall M^r Charles Carroll M^r Richard Bennett & M^r James
Carroll being this day read at the Board It is observed that

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