466 Assembly Proceeding s , July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

U.H.J.

agrees that his Excellency may appoint the place for Build-
ing of it
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.

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Capt Mariartee Mr Hill & Mr Fendall brought up a Bill
impowering a Committee to lay assess & apportion the pub-
lick Levy of this present year 1716 Endorsed Read by the
Lower House the first & second times by special Order &
will pass
Which being read twice at this Board by especial Order
Endorsed will pass And Sent to the Lower House by Col
Coursey
A Letter from Mr Carrol to his Excellency the Governour
dated this day as followeth

Augt 9th 1716
May It please your Excellency
The last Ships bound home for England are Speedily to
Sail by which the Lord Proprietary will in reason expect
Remittances to be made him of his last years Revenue Viz the
2sh & 9d p hhd deducting thereout £1000 for your Excel-
lency's Sallary This I shewed you in my Instructions which
I doubt not you knew before from Mr Bordley I therefore de-
sire you will please to give orders to the Several Officers in
whose hands that Revenue is placed to account with & pay
me the same to his Lordships Use. For a very small Delay
in this matter will be a very great prejudice to his Lordship
because thereby he will fail of it this year which I hope your
Excellency will think fit to prevent
I most humbly recommend to your Excellency that Caution
be used in assenting to some Laws which I understand are
prepared And whereby his Lordships Interest will evidently
suffer detriment without a Salvo at least of their not taking

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Effect till his Lordship's pleasure be known that his Lordship
may have time if his Lordship shall think it proper to square
his proceedings to the Tenour of such Laws

I am your Excellencys most humble Servt
Charles Carrol.

And his Excellency's Letter to the Upper & Lower Houses
of Assembly thereupon being read at the Board Resolved
that the sd Letters be sent to the Lower House And that they
be desired to appoint some of their members to join with
some of our House to give an answer thereto And that you
will appoint the Time & place of Conference