Maryland ss^t

At the Council in Assembly held at the City of Annapolis
the 22^d day of June in the 13th year of the Reign of our Sov-
ereign Lady Ann of Great Britain France and Ireland Queen
Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Domini 1714

Present

His Excellency John Hart Esq^r her Majesty's Cap^t General
& Governeur in chief in & over the
Province of Maryland

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Col Edward Lloyd

Col Tho^s Addison

The honble

Col W^m Holland
Col W^m Coursey

Philem Lloyd Esq^r
and

L^t Col Sam^l Young

L^t Col Rich^d Tilghman

This being the Day appointed for the meeting of the Gen-
eral Assembly being the third Session thereof M^r Robert
Tyler Col John Mackall L^t Col Tilghman Ward and M^r James
Lloyd came from the House of Delegates to acquaint his
Excellency there were a sufficient number of their members
met to make up an house & were ready to receive his Com-
mands

M^r Philemon Lloyd & L^t Col Richard Tilghman were sent
to the Delegates to tell them His Excellency the Governour
in her Majestys name commanded M^r Speaker and the mem-
bers of the House of Delegates to attend him in Council

The said Gentlemen return & say they delivered their
Message.

M^r Speaker & the members of the House of Delegates
came & attended his Excellency in Council, To whom he was
pleased to make the following Speech

Gentlemen of the Assembly
The Province of Maryland depending entirely upon Trade
It will naturally fall under your Consideration to Support and
improve it by reviving those good Laws which are already
made and by proposing such others as may Encourage the
iudustrious planter to recover the great Losses he has sus-
tained during the long Course of a consuming War.
The sad Effects of which are but too obvious in the ruin of

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