84 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 28-Nov. 15, 1712.

U. H. J.

After which the Honble President thus bespake them. Viz.

M^r Speaker and you Gentlemen of the House of Delegates,
It having been under my Consideration when to call an
Assembly I have been advised by her Majesty's honble Coun-
cil to convene you at this Time not doubting but you will
have it in your view to dispatch the necessary Business of this
Sessions in as little Time as may be & 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 recom-
mended to y^r Considerations & also take the speediest
methods to raise such Supplys as may be needful to defray
the publick Charge of this present year which I can with

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sincerity say I have Endeavoured to make as light as I could.
Your Hearty Efforts that Way will not only Convince the
Country how careful you are of their Interest but also afford
you an opportunity of returning in a few days to your respec-
tive Habitations

Gentlem. I am not unsensible some have a notion I may
assent to any Laws that may be proposed. And It is there-
fore I am obliged to aquaint you Her Matys royal Instructions
have restained me from passing any Acts in the Absence of
a Governor in chief but what are immediately neccessary for
the Preservation of the Peace and Welfare of the Province
without her Majesty's particular Order for that purpose. Which
being premised I am perswaded you will acquiesce in her
Majesty's Commands and not expect me to act contrary to
what I am so strictly charged with

M^r Daniel Mariartee and M^r James Lloyd from the House
of Delegates came and presented M^r Rich^d Dallam their Clerk
to be sworn as such and the s^d M^r Dallam being approved of
by the Honble Presid^t was accordingly sworn and took the
Oaths to the Government as well as that of Clerk to the
House of Delegates
The honble Presid^t was pleased to communicate her Majes-
ty's Proclamation for the suspension of arms agreed on with
the most Christian King & sent the same to the House of
Delegates by Col Addison and Col Tilghman with several
Gazetts & votes of the House of Commons in Great Brittain
and wrote to them as followeth Viz.

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M^r Speaker & Gentlemen of the House of Delegates
Having the last Week received a Packett from the right hon-
ble the Earl of Dartmouth her Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State with her royal Proclamation for a Suspension of Arms