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tradicente that Lt Col John Ward and Cap^t James ffrisby the
members Complained of were duely Elected.
The honourable Thomas Brook Esqr Col Holland, Col
Coursey L^t Col Young, John Hall Esqr Col Addison, Col Whit-
tington Phil Lloyd Esqr L^t Col Tilghman and Col Thomas
Smith — ffrom the Upper house deliver Mr Speaker the fol-
lowing Message (Viz.)

By the Upper house of Assembly
July 24th 1716.
Gent.
Wee herewith send you Mr Carrolls scheme relateing to a
Compensation for Extinguishing the Tob^o Rents and alienation
fines and also a lease made by his Lordships Honble Guardian
to Mr Henry Darnal upon whose Generous declaration this
day in this house that He would not Interfere with the Interest
of his Lordship and the Countrey and refusal to accept
thereof Mr Carroll has cancelled the same so that altho his
Exncy thinks he has been hardly dealt with in that such Lease
should have been made after the directions he had received
to make his offer to the Countrey, yet now the publique have
it in their option to Consider of this matter and scheme pro-
posed & whether it may be for their Interest to accept of the

Bargaine on the terms of Raiseing the whole Six pence p
hhd or other wise leavying & payeing his Lordship three hun-
dred pounds Sterling per annum and the Tob. in the scheme
menconed to his Several officers? Wee desire you will
observe that there is 10000l Tob^o Reserved in the Scheme
beyond what is allotted to his Lordship's standing officers
(mentioned in the Lease) and must be applyed to the Charge
of Keeping his Lordship's rent roll.
Signed p order. W Bladen Cl Upr House.

Then Col Holland delivered Mr Speaker sundry pposals
about advanceing the publick Credit which were read and
Referred for further consideration, upon reading which Scheme
&c: the same and the papers therein mentioned, are referred
to be considered of in the afternoon.
The House adjourns till one a Clock in the afternoon

And being called over the members were present as in the
morning.

Then the house proceeded to the Consideration of the
message & of the other papers brought down this morning
by Thos Brooke Esqr and nine other members of the Upr house

L. H. J.

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