The Upper House. 419

It was never our Intention to derogate from any of the Acts
of Assembly mentioned in the said Endorsment And therefore
shall retain the Bill for further Consideration
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up ho.

Colonel Maxwell & three more brought up from the Lower
House the following Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716

May It please your Honours
On reading Mr Carroll's Letter to his Excellency of this
Day together with your message there under written relating
to a Compensation to be made to the Lord Propry for the
Several Sallarys of 8 & 5 p Cent on the 18d p hhd provisionally
granted to the Rt. Honble Benedict Leonard Lord Baltimore
in Consideration of his Acceptance of his Rents in Tob^o at
2d p pound We are of opinion that the sd Duty Subject to
to the paymt of the said Sallary is a sufficient Compensation
for his Acceptance of Tob^o at 2d p pound for his whole Land
Rents & therefore cannot agree to raising any Fund to answer
the sd Sallarys
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

U. H. J.

Which being Shewed to Mr Charles Carrol his Ldship's
Agent here He gave his opinion thereon as follows

I humbly conceive that such part of the Sallary within men-
tioned as the honble House shall not think fitt to make pro-
vision for may for his Ldsp's Service & the prevention of
Delay or Interruption to so publick a Good as is proposed be
postponed for the present without Concluding his Lordship from
making the Reasonableness of his expectation not to be bur-
thened with any part of the sd Sallarys appear at another Time
Charles Carrol

Which was ordered to lye on the Table for further Con-
sideration
Major James Harris & two more brought from the Lower
House the Bill for laying an Additional Duty of four pounds
p poll on Negros & Irish Servts Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716

May It please your Honours
Your Endorsement on this Bill being Considered We are
of opinion that Sufficient Encouragemt is already given by

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