Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 117

Province of Maryland to the Right honourable the Lord
proprietary, Section 2^d "All Bines Penalties or Forfeitures
are made payable to the Lord Proprietors of this Province,
his Heirs and Successors &c. and 'tis provided that it be
always construed, understood, or adjudged, that where any
of the said Fines are directed to be appropriated, or applied
towards the support of Government, his Lordship the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary his Government of this
Province be understood and none other &c:" I therefore
hereby require of you that you suffer no Act to pass in viola-
tion of my Right therein. And whereas at a Sessions of
Assembly begun and held the 17^th day of July 1716 An Act
passed intituled "For the better Security of the Peace and
Safety of his Lordships Government, and of the protestant
Interest within this Province, ^;tis enacted, provided never-
theless that this present Act or any thing therein contained,
shall not extend or be construed to extend to the Negotiation,
or Management of the Lord proprietary his private Affairs
&c. I therefore require, and direct you not to pass any Act
to barr any Person to be Receivers of my Quit Rents, and
other pecuniary things belonging' to me: As it is but just
and reasonable with all Men, be him of what Profession of
Religion, to employ as he may be the best Security in things
of private property so essential indeed in Case of Elections
of Representatives of the Province if such is proved a real
Romanist, and that he shall influence in the Choice of Elec-
tions aforesaid, a Papist so employed, and shall meddle so
with Elections of Representatives of Assembly, he ought to
forfeit to the Lord Proprietor for the Uses of support of
Government as aforesaid :

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

In regard to the Clergy's Remonstrance delivered to you,
and by you transmitted me my Desire is that you give them
all Satisfaction therein in support of the Church, and protes-
tant Education of Youths as by Law is established As to the

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Clergy who returned to the Committee of Aggrievances, a
Copy of the same Remonstrance as above, which (you
mention) occasioned" the bringing in a Bill against Roman
Catholicks, which the House thought proper to reject in so
doing they did well.

p. 95

I much commend your Prudence about putting the penal
Laws in Execution ag^t the Roman Catholicks I am sure it is
as contrary to your Principles as to my own to afford them
any other Protection than such as is exercised by his Maj-
esty's given Rule of Government throughout his Colonies and
Dominions in America to which I require your strict Ad-
herence.

Art: 2^d
dat. 9. Sep^r
1755.