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

U. H. J

Goodness may so direct & influence all your Councils & Ad-
ministration that your Conduct therein may ever have the
Countenance & Approbation of his Royal Majesty & confirm
the lasting peace & Safety of your Person & Government &
the Security of the protestant Interest here to the Universal
Satisfaction & Welfare of

May It please your Lordship
Your Lordships most obedient
faithful humble Servants

Which was Signed by all the Members of the Upper &
Lower Houses of Assembly with the following Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
July the 28th 1716

May it please your Honours
We have perused the Draught of an Address to the Right
Honble the Lord Proprietary brought down to us by the
honble Col Coursey & three others of the honble members of
the Upper House on Saturday last and have prepared another
which contains all the Alterations We thought proper to make
both which Draughts are herewith sent that your Honours
may on perusal choose that which to your House seems meet
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

Whereto the following Answer was sent Viz

By the Upper House of Assembly
July the soth 1716
Gentlemen —
We have perused the Draught of the Addresses intended
from both Houses to the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary
& his Guardian & do approve of that Draught drawn up by

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your House and sent us by Col Mackall & five Others of your
members which we desire may be fairly transcribed & Signed
this night in order to dispatch it by Capt Isaac Scarth who
Sails on Wednesday morning
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up ho.

Sent by Col Holland Col Ennalls Col Young & Col
Tilghman

Col Hoskins & five more brought up a Bill for declaring
the manner of Electing & summoning Delegates, And a
Bill for the Relief of Peter Sawell being both of them En-