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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1732-1753
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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1744. 315


Ordered that the several Officers of the Militia of St Marys
County take particular Care that No Roman Catholick be for
the future enrolled or mustered among the Militia of the said
County and that if any of the Publick Arms be in the Posses-
sion of any Roman Catholick, the Colonel of the said County

Lib. C. B

is hereby desired to oblige the Person in whose Custody such
Arms are, to deliver the same to him

P. 217

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
5th day of June in the thirtieth year of his Lordships Domin-
ion Annoq Domini 1744

Present

His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esqr Governor

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Edmund Jenings Esqr
Col James Hollyday

Col Charles Hammond
Philip Thomas Esqr
Daniel Dulany Esqr

The following Addresses being prepared are read and ap-
proved of

To the Kings most excellent Majesty

The Humble Address of the Governor and Council of
Your Majestys Province of Maryland

May it please Your Majesty
Their Excellencies The Lords Justices having by their sev-
eral Orders of the 15th of August and 3d of Septemr last past
directed the Lieutenant Governor of this Province "To employ
" the most effectual Means for putting this Province into the
" best Posture of Defence, and into such Condition as to be
" able not only to repell the French forces if they should attack
" this Province, but likewise, if it should be necessary to attack
" them " We your Majestys most dutiful and Loyal Subjects
the Lieutenant Governor and Council of the said Province
most humbly beg Leave to approach your Majesty with this
Representation of the Difficulties and Obstacles We have met
with in Our Endeavours to comply with these Orders from
Those, who being the Representatives of the People in Assem-


bly, Either from a Mistake of their Duty to your Majesty and
the true Interest of their Country, or from private and popu-
lar Views, inconsistent with both have for some years past
made Opposition and Clamours against This Government
and the Administration thereof their Principle Rule and Direc-
tion in all their Consultations and Debates
These Gentlemen, May it please Your Majesty, actuated by
such principles, and well knowing how necessary the De-

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