Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 563

rejection of the silk Bill to prohibit all foreign silks worked
for I am informed the purport of the Bill was to admit all
Raw silk duty free & a Duty to be charged on all Manufac-
tory silk worked up and delivered at and from our Looms,
these Events has been attended with strange consternation &
confusion, and mischief has ensued by a very numerous mob
the Spittalfield weavers attending the parliament who upon
the Dukes return Bedirty'd his Equipage with hurt to his
person, follow^g him to his Palace where they began Mischeif,
But the Horse and foot Guards arrived in Nick of time to
preserve his Edifice & premises from destruction, 'tis said
he has resigned all Employ, and much talk is of great altera-
tion in the administration. M^r Franklyn Quiet

Y^rs respectf^ly
Cecil^s Calvert

Pos^t Upon closing rec^d a rough written message from
Lord Baltimore to me to be sent to you Copy viz.

Notwithstanding the frequent repeated requisitions I have
made you to have the Rentals compleated yet this Justice I
am debarred from, therefore see plainly that those who Farm
the Quit Rents must have reason of Advantage to themselves
to keep me from this clear view of my revenues, and there-
fore am come to a resolution to offer to the best bidders the
value of such my Rents as I think might be without Sallary,
if not 6 p^r C^t sufficient for as I apprehend my revenues they
take at their own valuation no doubt they are sufficiently ad-
vantages!.

However he would have care taken not to act any to the
Employm^t of Farmers except honest men of good war-
rantable security desires your sentiments how to Act and
why the Rece^r Gen^ls office is not Established whereby he may
gain a view of his private Affairs.

18^th instant an Act pass'd the Crown to punish meeting
and desertion of soldiers in America I understand upon the
same footing as in Great Britain as to Quartring this by M^r
Anderson Jun^r who I recom^d to y^r favourable reception.

To Gov^r Sharpe Esq^r

Maryland.

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London July 3^d 1765
Sir

The Bearer M^r Howard is by the Bishop of London ad-
mitted into Holy Orders; from his good Character and
Testimonials certifyed by you and other Gentlemen of the