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Mr Tyler and two more brought up from the Lower House
the Bill for ascertaining the Gauge & Tare of Tob^o hhds &
laying an Imposition &c
And the following message from the Lower House

By the Lower House of Assembly
August the 7th 1716

May It please your Honours
Your Endorsement of this day on this Bill by Philemon
Lloyd Esqr being read this House rather than give any greater

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Sallary than 2 & 1/2 p Cent to the Treasurer Who runs no
manner of risque & undergoes little or no trouble in negotiat-
ing the money chooses to let the same be under the negotiation
of the Naval Officers who receive it to be by them remitted
into the Hands of Capt Hyde at the Country's Risque And
therefore are desirous in Case any more than 2 & 1/2 p Cent
be required the Clause relating to the payment of the Trea-
surer should be wholly left out. The House is further of
opinion that the Allowance of £ 100 tob^o is sufficient to
procure a Copy of the Law And as to that part of it relating
to our mistake in the Paragraph of part of his Lordship &
the Lord Guilfords Letter this House cannot agree to put
those Rents on Execution being a thing never heretofore
used or desired by the Right Honble the Lord Proprietarys
Ancestors & the Rents being inherent to the Land are other-
wise well Secured
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

Which being read at the Board with the Endorsment thereon
was sent back to the Lower House by Philemon Lloyd Esqr &
Lt Col Tilghman with the following Message Viz.

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By the Upper House of Assembly
August the 7th 1716.
Gentlemen —
As to that part of your message by Mr Tyler & two more
of your House which relates to the Sallary of the Treasurers
of this Province our Board do concur with you therein the
present Treasurer being willing to accept of the two & an
half p Cent provided the Bills be lodged in Capt Hyde's
Hands at the publick Risque as is by you proposed.
As to the other part of your Message which relates to his
Lordship's Rents &c We shall insist no further on it. We
having complyed with our Duty in pressing on you his Lord-
ship's Directions to his Excellency the Governour in that Affair
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Up ho.

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