The Lower House, 129

The Honble Charles Greenberry and Richard Tilghman
Esquires from the Honble Council enter the House and inform
the several Members that the HoHble President and Council
commands them to attend him in the Council Chamber.
Accordingly the Members repair to the Council Chamber,
and being there admitted the Honble President and Council
commanded them to repair to their own House and choose
their Speaker and come and present him to him
The Members enter the House and there choose M^r Robert
Ungle a Member returned for Talbot County for their Speaker
and place him in the Chair, not permitting him to make any
Excuse.
The House adjourns to the Council Chamber and there
present their Speaker to the Honble President and Council.
And M^r Speaker reverently directing himself to the Honble
President disabled himself praying to be excused and that his
Honour would command the House to choose some other
Person better qualified for that Trust. Which Excuse his
Honour would not admit but commanded him in her Majesty's
Name to take upon him the same
M^r Speaker in the name of the whole House desired the
Honble President on her Majesty's Behalf to confirm all the
ancient and accustomed Privileges belonging to the House
which his Honour was pleased to grant and confirm
For which M^r Speaker returned the Thanks of the House
And The Honble President declared the Reason of calling
them together as followeth Viz.

L. H. J.
Lib. 41

M^r Speaker and you Gentlemen of the House of Delegates
It having been under my Consideration when to call an As-
sembly I have been advised by her Majesty's Honble Council
to convene you at this Time, not doubting you will have it
in your View to dispatch the necessary Business of this Session
in as little Time as may be and that your Inclinations are to
place as little Charge upon your Electors as possible for which
Reason I hope you will expedite what may be recommended
to your Consideration, and also take the speediest Methods
to raise such necessary Supplies as may be needful to defray
the publick Charge of this present year, which I can with
Sincerity say I have endeavoured to make as light as I could.
Your hearty Efforts that way will not only convince the Coun-
try how careful your are of their Interest but also afford you
an Opportunity of returning in a few Days to your respective
Habitations.

Gent^l I am not insensible some have a Notion I may assent
to any Law that may be proposed and 'tis therefore I am obliged

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