ACTS.

Maryland ss.

Att a Session of Assembly begun and held at the Citty of
Annapolis the twenty sixth day of Ap" in the first year of the
Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George by the Grace of God
of Great Brittaine ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the
faith &c Annoq Dom. 1715, His Excellency John Hart Esqr
being Governour The following Laws were Enacted.

A most Joyfull and Just Recognition of the Immediate Law-
full and Undoubted Succession and right of the Crown of
Great Brittaine and of the Kingdom's and Dominions
thereunto belonging.

To the Kings most Excellt Majty,
Wee your Majtys most Humble and Loyall Subjects of this
your Province of Maryland your Majtys Governor Councill and
the Delegates of the Sev^ll Countys and Cityzens in this present
Gen^ll Assembly now Convened Acknowledging with a most
thankfull and Joyfull sence the Inestimable Blessing Almighty
God has Vouchsafed to your Majtys Kingdome of Great Brittaine

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and the Dominions thereto belonging in Soe happily preserving
your most Sacred person and peaceably Seating you on the
Throne of your Royall Ancestors and not only Soe but in
Blessing your Majesty with a most Royall progeny of most
Excellent and rare Guifts and Virtues Especially the three
Noble and Illustrious George Prince of Wales your High-
nesses most Noble Son and his Children (so rare and Invalu-
able a blessing to us and all your Majtys Snbjects) doe from
the bothom of Our Hearts yield the Divine Maj'y all Humble
thanks and praises for the said inestimable Benefitts and
blessings and doe beseech your most Excellent Majesty that it
may be published and Declared by your Majtys Govr and
Councill and Assembly of this province and Enacted by the
Authority of the same that wee being bounden thereto by the
Laws of God and Man Doe Recognize and Acknowledge and
hereby Express our Unspeakable Joys that Immediately upon
the Dissolution and Decease of Our Late Sovereigne Lady
Queen Anne of Pious Memory the Imperiall Crown of the
Realme of Great Brittaine and of all the Kingdoms Dominions
and rights belonging to the same did by Lawfull and undoubted
Succession in the true protestant Line appertaine and of Right

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