The Lower House. 161

Then was read the Proceedings of this House on Yesterday
Mr Benjamin Ball, pursuant to a Summons directed to him
on the 13th Instant appeared this Day before the Bar of this
House to offer his Reasons against the passing a Bill on a
Representation from the Rector, Gov" and Visitors of the
Free School but said his Council was not prepared to offer
their Reasons.

Thereupon it is ordered Leave be given the said Ball to be
heard by his Council to Morrow Morning.
The House adjourns till One O'Clock in the Afternoon

Thursday Afternoon

The House met according to Adjournment. Present as in
the Morning.

Major James Phillips from the Committee of Accounts
delivers Mr Speaker a Report pursuant to the Order of Yes-
terday about Edward Lloyd Esqr whereby it appears that the
said Edward Lloyd during his Presidency had, allowed him
for his Attendance as a Councillor and Itinerant Charges the
Sum of fifty two Pounds thirteen Shillings and six Pence in
Money and the Quantity of twenty nine thousand five hundred
and Eighty Pounds Tobacco.
The same is referred for Consideration till to Morrow
Morning
L^t Col^o Samuel Young and Col^o Thomas Addison from the
Honble Council deliver Mr Speaker the following Message
Viz.

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
May the 19th 1715

His Excellency on his coming for this Province having
taken Notice that Sr Thomas Lawrence her late Majesty's
Secretary of this Province on the one Hand insisted that the
Fines for ordinary Licences were in the Secretary, and Col^o
Blackiston Agent for this Province on the other contended
that they were in the Country, he thereupon applied to his
Lordship the Lord Baltimore to be informed of that Affair
and his Lordship was pleased to inform him that he had
formerly granted the Benefit of those Fines to one of his
Relations who was his Secretary but not as Secretary only but
purely as his Relation. And that if ever he had the Governm'
again he should resume those Fines. And thereupon his
Excellency having very good Reasons to believe the Right of
them was in the Crown as in all other his Majesty's Governmts
in America acquainted the Right Honble the then Secretary

L. H. J.