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Monday July the 30th 1716
The Upper House Sate Present

U. H. J.

His Excellency the Governour
Col Wm Holland Col Thos Addison

The Honble Lt Col Saml Young Col Wm Whittington
Col Thos Ennalls Lt Col Rd Tilghman

John Hall Esqr Col Thos Smith

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A Letter from Mr Richard Rudyard a Roman Catholick in
London to his son Richd in this Province was Read wherein
after Mr Rudyard had Signifyed to his son that Mr Lowe one
of the Secretarys of this Province had promised him that he
& the other Secretary of this Province would write to Mr
Lloyd the Deputy Secretary to prefer him to a County Clerks
place upon the first Vacancy
There is a Paragraph thus: The King has Shewn a great
deal of mercy in pardoning several of the Rebels which
endears him much to the people & all come in & take the
Oaths voluntarily & amongst the Rest several Romans of
note, and more will do, [so] that if this Office should happen to
be offered to you I would not have you lose it on Account of
not qualifying yourself for that nicety is all over in England
Upon Consideration whereof It is the opinion of this House
that It will not be proper Mr Lloyd Should on a Vacancy of a
County Clerk's place confer one on the sd Rd Rudyard jr who
purely offers to take the Oaths only for sake of a place

Col Mackall & five more brought from the Lower House
the Draught of the Address of the Upper & Lower Houses
to the Lord Proprietary & his Guardian as followeth Viz.

To the Rt Honble Charles Absolute Lord & Proprietary of
the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore
&c And to the Rt Honr Francis Lord Guilford for & on his
Behalf

The humble Address & Application of the Upper & Lower
Houses of Assembly of this your Province of Maryland now
sitting

May It please your Lordship
As we have great Reason to be thankfull to Almighty God
for reconciling the mind of your decd Father of Noble mem-
ory to the Principles of the Church of England, So the hopes
we have of your Lordship's continuing Stedfast in the same
Communion have laid us under an obligation of Congratulating
with all Sincerity your Lordship's happy Accession to the
Dominions of your noble Ancestors

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