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Excellency communicates to the House an Article of her late
Majesty's Royal Instructions to him Viz.
Article 57th You are to permitt a Liberty of Conscience
to all persons (except Papists) so they be contented with a

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peaceable & quiet Enjoyment of the same not giving Offence
or Scandal to the Governmt
And a Paragraph of the Lord Guilfords Letter from London
dated May the 30th 1715.
In all other Matters you must conform your Self to the
Instructions you have already Save only that you must return
your Accompts of them to me, instead of the Governm1 here

London September 19th 1716
Long before now you must have received our Commission
and our first Letter with some few indigested Instructions in
it such as We are capable to give in an Affair We are so lit-
tle acquainted with.
In the Same Letter
Mr Lowe will write to you & send you his Majesty's
Instructions to us which you are punctually to observe
Signed Guilford Baltimore

This House are unanimously of Opinion that the sd 57th
Article of her late Majesty's royal Instructions (His Excellency
declaring that he has not received from the Lord Proprietary
or his Guardian any Instructions or Contradictions thereto)
ought to be by him observed in this province
The Honble Col Thos Ennalls came & took his place in
this House
The House adjourned to four of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House again Sate Present as in the morning
Mr Tyler & twelve other Members of the Lower House

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brought up a Bill for the better Security of the Peace &
Safety of his Lordship's Governmt & the Protestant Interest
within this Province Endorsed

July the 27th, 1716.

Read the first & second times in the Lower House & will
pass Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

The Board Adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

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