Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 549

an Act of prohibition ag^t any Act to pass in the Colonies as
Currency Acts, Legal Tender on money paym^t I hope no
Supplementary provincial Act needful, But that the present
cur^y Fund will answ^r totally to pay off, as reasonable to sup-
pose that many of the Curr^y Bills are by heedlessness lost or
destroyed, as may answ^r deficiency; the Act has been of
Little utility, as to specie Sterl^g Spanish or Portugal the
Colonies may have Supply from hence perchased by weight,
w^h on Cur^y ad valor pro rato Coin'd on paym^t will render
much gain.

By Cap^t Love I wrote you fully upon all concerns. I am
informed a Scotchman by name the Rev^d M^r Hart, has taken
his departure for Maryland. Upon distant application in
an odd way he applyed to me for Maryland Benefice, I
refused; his friend a Scotchman, not of the Best fashion to
Lord Baltimore's affairs. Tis by Scotch influence they make
application to the Bishop of London & so yet ordained &
by order of appointm^t to be provided in Benefice in Mary-
land this of dangerous Preced^t upon the Lord Prop^ry right
as admittance ag' his Consent & knowledge, as well of im-
position on the Bishop, who is pester'd with the scum of
Scotland, who accept England's Divine institution only for
Lucre if check be not griven much inconvenience will certainly
arise & embarrass his Lord^ps right to his Benefices, the per-
son herein mentioned, had the folly among Sev^l recomen-
datory Let^rs he sent me of his being a Gude Mon, was one
Let^r to the Archbishop of Canterbury, I observed to the
Party saying, was this Let^r delivered to his Grace? Yes Sir
says he, Aye, how comes the Let^r with M^r Hart if rec^d by his
Grace? did his Grace return it, saying he wo^d not medle? the
party Blush'd, made no answ^r I desired him to take away
all his Papers making him a Bow. they had apply'd to the
Archbishop of York he would not medle; these two Bishops
have with respect to his Lord^ps right applyed to Lord Balti-
more for Maryland Benefice Viz. the Rev^d M^r Keene & M^r
Dowie w^h from his Lord^p to you, you have fullfill'd by Dona-
tions to them & another instance was from the late Bishop
of London, a Divine who upon the resignation of the Rev^d
M^r Jones suceeded to M^r Jones's Benefice, these are tokens of
regard & of thanks to his Lord^p Besides stocking the prov-
ince with Low mean Scotch in an Essential concern, who
turn Spies on all provincial affairs the Supply of them fore-
stalls My Lord & hinders his Gifts himself, either from hence
or of Persons in the Province, who have Native merit, this
Liberty I hope you'l excuse as having had a hint from his
Lord^p before he went abroad, the Rev^d M^r Love was by my