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

L. H. J.

Who make choice of the Honble Thomas Brooke Esqr of
the Upper house to be their Chairman and John Beale their
Clerk.

And proceed to consider that part of his Exncys speech re-
lateing to the laws to run in the Stile used when the Lord Proprys
Noble Ancestors had the Government of this Province, and
what shall be convenient to be done therein being the Subject
matter of the Conference.
On consideration of the Subject matter of this Conference
it's observed that the Stile of the laws which were made before
the Revolution when this Government was wholly in his Lord-
ships hands was generally in these words Be it Enacted by the
right Honble the Lord Prop'y by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Upper & lower house of this present General As-
sembly and the Authority of the same, Tis likewise observed
that after the Crown took the administration of this Govern-
ment, The stile was generally in these words Be it Enacted
by the Kings most Excellent Maty by and with the advice and
consent of this present General Assembly and the Authority
of the same But for that about the years 1710 & 1711 Sundry
laws of this Province were dissented to by her late Maty for
want of mentioning Her Majesties President as a distinct Body
in those laws since which the Stile of the laws has run in his
present Majestys name thus Be it Enacted by the Kings most
Excellent Maty by and with the advice & consent of his Matys
Governour Council & Assembly of this Province and the
authority of the same wherefore tis proposed whether since
the Restoration of the Government to his Lordship It may
not be proper to use the stile which seems most agreeable to
the stile last directed by the Crown (Viz.) Be it Enacted by
the right Honble the Lord Propry by and with the advice &
Consent of his Lordships Governour Council and Assembly
and the authority of the same But for that a Majority of the
Conferrees rather incline to make use of that stile which his
Lordship, by his letter of Instruction to his Exncy has been
pleased Expressly to Direct, It is proposed that the stile be at
least untill his Lordships pleasure shall be further known, By
the Right Honble the Lord Proyry by & with the advice and

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Consent of the Upr and Lower houses of this present General
Assembly but this with Submission to the better Judgment of
both houses
Signed p order John Beale Cl of the Conferce

Then the following Message was prepared and being read
was approved of viz.