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

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

scruple to assure them that they will most certainly be paid as
long as they shall continue in the Service.
I am with great Regard &c..
Your Excellency's most obed^t and
To Gov^r Sharpe. most humble Servant
Jo: Forbes.

Upon reading the same the President agreeable to the
Governor's Letter desires the Opinion of this Board whether
there is a Probability of the Assembly's complying at their
next Meeting with General Forbes' Requisition or whether
it is probable that the Lower House will propose to raise
Supplies after any other Manner or Mode than that which
they have during their last Session so strenuously insisted
on, who unanimously say that it seems improbable that the
Lower House would raise Mony by any other Mode.
The President then asks their Advice whether this present
Assembly should be further prorogued or that it be dissolved
and a new one called. Upon this question the Members
present at the Board were equally divided so that no Advice
could be given to his Excellency in Respect thereof, but the
Question having been proposed to William Goldsborough
Esq^r and he being unable to attend, and having sent his opin-
ion in Writing that a new Assembly ought to be called, this
written opinion was ordered to be received as there was an
immediate Necessity to determine the said Question, and it
was accordingly ordered that the present General Assembly
be dissolved, and that Writs of Election issue to call a new
Assembly returnable to the first Tuesday in October next
being the third Day of the same Month.

p. 257

Talbot County Aug^t 18.. 1758..
Sir..
Being apprehensive for some Days past of an Attack from
the intermitting Disorder which generally seizes me about
this Time of the year, I am afraid to venture abroad or I
should with Pleasure wait upon you on Monday next pursu-
ant to your Call. Presuming that the Matters to be laid
before the Council are agreeable to the Proposals made in the
Governor's Letter I beg Leave as I cannot attend in Person
to give you my Answer to them which I hope may be of as
much Avail as it 1 could be present at the Board. The
Governor seems inclined to leave the calling a new Assembly
to the Determination of his Council, and as touching that
Matter I am clearly of Opinion that as the present Assembly
seems to be so wedded to the Mode of Assessment proposed
by them at three several Assemblies last past they cannot