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His Excellency was pleased in answer to the Address Yes-
terday presented to him from both Houses to make the fol-
lowing Answer Viz.

Gentlemen of the Upper & Lower Houses of Assembly

It is a very sensible pleasure to me that I find the Adminis-
tration of this Governmt committed to my Care is so accept-
able to the good people of this Province as you are pleased
to express in your most affectionate Address to me yester-
day for which you have my hearty Thanks

Your Laws will ever be the Rule & measure of my
Authority and I shall not fail to put those Laws in Execution

U. H. J.

against such persons who shall contumaciously dare to offend
against them or have them in any degree of Contempt
Your Prosperity shall be my constant Application to pro-
tect & to preserve it from any Attempts may be made by
artful & designing men whether I have the happiness to re-
main among you or if It be the pleasure of Providence by the
means of yours and my Enemys to remove me from this
Station I shall stedfastly continue to the utmost of my power
to be a sincere friend to the protestant Interest of Maryland
John Hart

Which was Read at the Board & very thankfully accepted
and after that sent down by Col Holland and six more of the
members of this House.
Mr Tyler & five more brought from the Lower House a
Bill for transferring the payment of all such Fines & For-
feitures as shall hereafter arise or happen upon the Breach
of any the penal Laws of this Province to the Right honble the
Lord Proprietary
Several observations on Mr Carroll's Answer to such
Queries put to him the 19th July 1716 being read at the
Board were sent to the Lower House together with the sd
Queries & Answers by Col Holland.
The Bill for transferring the paymt of all such Fines &
Forfeitures as shall hereafter arise or happen upon the Breach

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of any the penal Statutes of this Province to the Rt Honble
the Lord Proprietor being read was Endorsed
Read in the Upper House the first time & will pass and
sent to the Lower House by the honble Col Addison
Lt Col Scott & Cap^t Codd brought up from the Lower
House the following Message Viz.

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