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

U. H. J.

Saturday July the 28th 1716

The Upper House Sate Present as yesterday save the
honble Thos Brooke Esqr Who had leave to go home on par-
ticular occasions
Ordered that the Address to the Lord Proprietary be read.
And the same was read & approved of and with the follow-
ing message sent to the Lower House Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716
Gentlemen
Inclosed We send you a rough Draught of an Address or
Application to his Lordship the Right Honble the Lord
Proprietary somewhat altered since drawn up by the Committee
And desire you if you think fit to join with us therein and
add thereto what you may think proper

We observe to you that although in the Direction the Lord
Proprietary's Guardian is named yet It is to the Lord Propry
in his politick Capacity we address ourselves
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up Ho.

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Sent by the honble Col Coursey Col Ennalls Col Addison
& John Hall Esqr
Mr Tyler & three more brought up a Bill for levying the
Additional Duty of four pounds Currt Mony p poll on all
Irish Servts to prevent the importing too great a number of
Irish Papists into this Province & four pounds p poll an
additional Duty on all negros for raising a Supply towards
defraying the publick Charge of this Province Endorsed

July the 28th 1716

Read in the Lower House of Assemble the first & second
times And will pass
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl L ho.

The message by Col Hoskins & three others being con-
sidered at this Board Ordered that the following Answer be
sent thereto Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 28th, 1716.

In answer to your Message by Col Hoskins and three
others of your House We offer that It is evident the People
think it a Benefitt to be prosecuted in the Countys So we can-