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At a Conference between the Members appointed by the
Honble his Majesty's Council and the Members of the House
of Delegates appointed by their House held at his Excy the
Governor's House in the City of Annapolis the sixth Day of
May in the first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
King George of Great Britain &ca Annoq Dom. 1715 to con-
sider of two of the Royal Instructions communicated by his
Excellency to the Delegates where were present of his
Majesty's Honble Council the Honble Col^o William Coursey,
L^t Colo Samuel Young, Col^o Thomas Addison, L^t Col^o Richard
Tilghman.
Of the House of Delegates Col^o Matthew Tilghman Ward,
Cap^t Thomas Trueman Greenfield, Capt S^t Ledger Codd,
Mr Joseph Hill, Col^o John Mackall, Mr Joseph Harrison, Mr
Saml Hopkins, Major Roger Woolford, Major James Philips,
Mr Robert Tyler, Major John Ward, Mr Charles Wright and
Mr Amos Garrett. Who proceed to the Choice of a Chairman.
Who unanimously elect the Honble Col^o William Coursey,
Chairman of this Conference and William Bladen Clerk
thereof.
Then was read the two following Royal Instructions Viz.
You are to transmit authentick Copies of all Laws Statutes
and Ordinances that are now made and in force which have
not yet been sent or which at any Time hereafter shall be
made or enacted within our said Province; each of them
separately under the publick Seal unto us and our Commis-
sioners for Trade and Plantations within three Months or by
the first Opportunity after their being Enacted together with
Duplicates thereof by the next Conveyance upon Pain of our
highest Displeasure and Forfeiture of that Years Salary.
And that it may be the better understood what Acts and
Laws are in force in our said Province of Maryland you are
with the Assistance of our Council there to take Care that all
Laws now in force be revised and considered and if there be
any thing either in the Matter or Stile of them which may be
retrenched or altered you are to represent the same unto us
with your Opinion touching the said Laws now in force
whereof you are to send a compleat Body unto us and to our
Commissioners for Trade and Plantations with such Altera-
ations as you shall think requisite to the End our Approbation
or Disallowance may be signified thereupon. And as to the
Instruction relating to the revising the Laws of this Province
and sending a compleat Body for his Majesty's Approbation
or Disallowance the Conferees are of Opinion that all such
Laws of this Province that want Amendment be reenacted this
Sessions and sent to his Majesty and the Lords Commissioners

L. H. J.

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