The Upper House. 9

Thursday April the 28th 1715

U. H. J.

The Honble his Majesty's Council Sate Present as yes-
terday
Col Maxwell and Major Philips came from the House of
Delegates and presented Cap^t Richd Colegate a Delegate for
Baltimore County desiring he might be Qualifyed by taking
the Oaths appointed by Law and subscribing the Abjuration
Oath and Test, which was accordingly done in their Presence.
Then came the Honble John Hall Esqr and took the said
Oaths & Subscribed the Test and Abjuration Oath & took
his place at the Board.
Mr Thomas Holdsworth & Mr Benjamin Tasker came &
Saw Mr John Phelps Naval Officer of the District of Potow-
mack make Oath to his Naval Officers Accompts of the 3d p
Gallon, 3d p hhd 12d on pork & Duty on furrs
The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

Friday April the 29th 1715

The Honble his Majesty's Council Sate Present as yester-
day save the honble Col Edwd Lloyd who had leave to go
home on urgent occasions
Mr Rousby & Seven other Delegates came from their
House & brought the following answer to his Excellcys Speech
Viz.

To His Excellency the Governour

May it please your Excellency
We the Delegates of this Province at this time assembled
beg leave to return your Excellcy our most hearty & unfeigned

&

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thanks for your most favourable Speech and humbly beg
Leave to Join with your Excell in expressing our Thanks to
Heaven for his most excellent Majesty King Georges peace-
able Accession to the Throne of his Ancestors, the only happy
remedy that would alleviate the Grief we are truly affected
with for the loss of the best of Queens

Nothing can make us more truly Sensible of the Greatness
of this Blessing than to see our Religion Laws & Libertys
secure in his Majesty's royal Person and Issue, which puts an
effectual Stop to those Insinuations that were secretly dis-
persed thro his Majestys Dominions that these invaluable
Advantages were in danger than which nothing would be
more Grievous to us, And which is now entirely removed by
his Majesty's peaceable possession of the Crown, according

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