56 Assembly Proceedings, March 26- April 15, 1707.

Original
Journal.

The boarde finding the house of Delegates do not Answ^r
their recomendation to furnish the Clarke of this Boarde with
necessary Penns Inke Paper Wax and Wafers to supply his
office. And that he has had.no Allowance since Aprill 1704
when he was allowed Six pound in money on that Score in
Considera^con of his having Supplyed what was necessary at his
owne Charge ever Since. And of his Extraordinary Trouble
in Attending and Officiating in three Severall Sessions of As-
sembly Anno 1704 for which the Clarke of the house of Dell
was well Considered doe order him to be paid out of the Pub-
liq Stock four thousand pounds of Tobacco.
Ordered likewise that ne take & receive for all Bills of Natu-
ralization and other Private Bills as well of this Session as here-
tofore the Same Allowances as made to the Clarke of the
house of Delegates.
The Councill Adjourned till nine of the Clock tomorrow
morning.

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April 15th 1707

The Councill Sate Present as Yesterday.
Maj^r Low and six other members bring up the following
Address, viz^t

To the Queens most Excellent Majesty
The Humble Address of Your Majestys most dutiful &
Loyall Subjects Your Governour Councill and Assembly of
Your Majestys Province of Maryland in America.
In all humble manner beseeching Yo^r Ma^ty to give us
(whose Persons not hearts are so ffarr removed from Your
Royall Presence) leave to Prostrate our Selves at Your Royall
Feet and shew unto Your Majesty that the Lord Baltemore &
M^r William Penn by the Especiall Grace and Favour of Your
Majestys Predecessors obtained two Large and Royall Grants
the former for the Province of Maryland and the Latter for the
Province of Pensilvania; and which is a Younger Grant than
the former by many Years and the bounds of the said Provinces
are Contiguous and severall of Your Majestys Subjects of Pen-
silvania have obtained Grants from M^r Penn or his Ministers
and have made Settlements thereby within the Northern and

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Eastern bounds of Your Majestys Province of Maryland and
upon Such Lands as has been heretofore Granted by his Lordp
to Severall Persons within this Province but now Claimed by
and ascerted to be within the bounds of M^r Penns Grant by
the Ministers of the Government which has allready Caused
great disputes & Suites at Law and uneasiness among Your
Majestys Subjects to the great Loss and Impoverishment of
Your Majestys Subjects in each Province.