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Tuesday July the 31st 1716
The Upper House Sate Present

U. H. J.

Col Wm Holland Jn^o Hall Esqr
Col Wm Coursey Col Thos Addison
The Honble - Col Ennalls Col Wm Whittington
Lt Col Young Col Tilghman
& Col Thos Smith

The Address proposed by this House to his Excellency the
Governour being read at the Board & approved of was sent
to the Lower House with the following Message

By the Upper House of Assembly
Gentlemen

We herewith send you the rough Draught of an Address
voted in our House to be presented to his Excellency the
Governour and desire you will add thereto or retrench from
it what you judge fitting & then join with us therein
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up ho.

Sent by Col Addison Mr Lloyd Col Tilghman & Col Smith
Mr Stoddert and Seven more brought up the Address of
both Houses to the Lord Propry fairly transcribed Which was
Signed by the members of this House And Sent to the Lower
House by the honble Col Coursey Col Ennalls Col Young &
Mr Hall

The Bill for supplying a Defect in the last Will & Testa-
ment of John Paramour decd being read at this Board & Coun-
cil heard for the Petitioners as well as for Thos Paramour who
is the Heir at Law & now in possession of the Land in the
Will mentioned The said Will appearing to be very Slenderly
proved only by one Evidence not in form of Law The Bill is
rejected & Sent to the Lower House by Col Whittington

Mr Stoddert & Mr William Turbutt brought up from the
Lower House the following Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly
July the 31st 1716

May It please your Honours
The rough Draught of an intended Address to his Excel-
lency brought down this morning by the honble Col Addison
& three more of the honble members of your House being
read This House approves thereof & will readily join with
your Honours therein & have ordered the same to be En-
grossed with all Speed
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

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