390 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

U. H. J.

It is proposed that the Stile be (at least till his Lordship's
Pleasure shall be further known) by the Right Honble. the
Lord Proprietary by & with the Advice & Consent of the
Upper & Lower Houses of this present General Assembly

But this with Submission to the better Judgm^t of both
Houses
Signed p order John Beale Cl Con.

Upon debate of the said Report his Excellency was pleased
to declare that He had received directions from the Lord
Proprietary & his Guardian that all the Laws which were
Revised since his most gracious Majestys happy Accession
to the Throne should be Re-Enacted in his Lordships name,
And that He should consult what Stile was used when this
Government was immediately in his Lordship's Ancestors.
But as this matter is left to discretion and that for want of
formal Instructions He is referred to her late Majesty's royal
Instructions for better Information He is of opinion that the
Stile ought to run in the method prescribed in those Royal
Instructions varying only as It relates to the Lord Pro-
prietary's Government Viz By the Right Honble the Lord
Propry of this Province now a minor & the Rt Honble Francis

p. 179

Lord Guilford his Guardian for & on his Behalf & by & with
the Advice & Consent of his Lordship's Governour the
Upper & Lower Houses of Assembly and by the Authority
of the same

He is further of Opinion that if the name of the Governour
be omitted (who has an Affirmative as well as a negative
Voice in the passing & refusing the Laws) they will want an
Essential part And that such Laws will have no force or
Virtue

Whereupon We cannot agree to the Report of the Con-
ference but desire you would debate this matter in your House
And if you have no reasonable objections to the Contrary
concur with us that what Laws shall be now made run in the
Stile in this message proposed
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Which being drawn into a Message was sent to the Lower
House by the honble Thos Brooke Esqr Col Addison & Col
Smith

Mr Tyler & five more Delegates brought up the following
message Viz.