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Lib. C. B.

Present
His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor

The honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r | Col Levin Gale
Edmund Jenings Esq^r Daniel Dulany Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board his Ldps
Dissent to the Assize Law, in the following Words

Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore &c To Our
Right trusty and welbeloved Thomas Bladen Esq^r Our Lieu-
tenant Governor of Our Province of Maryland and to Our
right trusty and welbeloved the Upper and Lower houses of
Our Assembly there and to All Others in Our said Province
of Maryland for the time being Greeting

C Baltimore
[Seal] Whereas at a Session of Assembly begun and
held at Annapolis in Our said Province of Maryland the
twenty first Day of September in the twenty Eighth Year of
Our Dominion over the said Province Annoq Domini 1742
An Act was passed Entil^d An Act for the Tryal of all Matters
of fact in the several Counties &c. On due Consideration
thereof We have thought fit to dissent to the said Act, and do
hereby declare the said Act Null Void and of No Effect
Given under Our hand and Seal at London this 24th day of
March in the twenty ninth year of Our Dominion over the
said Province Annoq Domini 1742
By his Lordships Command C: B :
Jn^o Browning Secretary

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Ordered that Proclamations issue, publishing the said Dis-
sent, in the Words following

Maryland ss.

By His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Gov^r & Com-
mander in Chief in & over the Province of
Maryland

A Proclamation

Whereas His Lordship the R' honble the Lord Proprietary
of this Province has signifyed his Dissent to the Act of Assem-
bly Entituled an Act for the Tryal of All Matters of Fact in
the several Counties &c made at a Session of Assembly be-
gun and held at the City of Annapolis the twenty first day of
September Anno Domini 1742 Therefore that Public Notice
may be given of his Lordships Dissent to the said Law I have