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

U. H. J.

John Rousby Esqr Naval Officer of Patuxent came & made
oath to his Accompts of the Duty of 3d p Gallon twenty
Shillings p poll on negros likewise of the 18d p hhd on Tob^o
& also the Duty of 3d p hhd
M^r John Phelps Naval Officer of Potowmack district made
Oath to his Accompts of the afd Duty
Mr Stoddert & three more brought up the Bill for the better

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Security of the Peace & Safety of his Ldship's Government
and the Protestant Interest within this Province with the
following Endorsemt of the Lower House Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
July the 28th, 1716

May It please your Honours —
Your Endorsemt on this Bill being considered we readily
agree to the two first Admendments thereby proposed As
being highly necessary for the due Execution of the sd Law,
But the Third & last Amendment as proposed will give a
greater Liberty than has been given by the Act made in the
first year of the Reign of his present Majesty Entituled an
Act repealing a Clause in an Act of Assembly Entituled an
Act for Establishment of religious Worship within this Prov-
ince & alsoe appointing the Oath of Abjuration to be taken
in this Province and another Act requiring the Agents of the
Lord Baltimore to certify into the Secretary's Office the
Instructions and Conditions of Plantations with the Fees by
them demanded & obliging his Lordship's Deputy Surveyours
to qualify themselves according to Law Which we pray your
Honours will be referred to, on perusal of which It is hoped
your Honours will not insist further on the third proposed
Amendment But if any expedient can be found for the giving
any just & reasonable Latitude therein without running con-
trary to those Laws Which we are not willing to give up We
shall readily agree thereto We alsoe propose that the penalty
of 500l mentioned in the Bill be reduced to half

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On perusal whereof Ordered that the Bill lye on the Table
3 for further Consideration And the following Message be sent
to the Lower House by Col Coursey Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716

On reading your last Endorsment on the Bill for the Better
Security of the peace & Safety of his Lordships Governmt
& the Protestant Interest within this Province we assure you