124 Assembly Proceedings, April 22-May 10, 1718.

U. H. J.

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Then the Gentlemen of the Lower. house depart.
His Excellency lays before this House Their Lordships
Answer to their Address in May Assembly 1717 as foll.

Baltimore | Gent of the Uper House
Guilford | of Assembly
The satisfaction you Express in Your Addresse, with our
Government, is very gratefull to us, And your Declarations
of making it your Constant Endeavours to Cultivate Peace &
Unity among the Inhabitants of Maryland, is the Greatest
Obligations we Can Receive.

M^r Robert Tyler and M^r James Lloyd from the Lower

house with the foll^o Message

By the Lower House of Assembly
Aprill the 23^d 1718

May it please yo^r Excy & Honours
This House in Order to Dispatch Business as much as in
them lies, has made a Resolution, to Sit from Eight till Eleven
of the Clock in the Forenoon, And from One till five in the
Afternoon, During this Session and desire to know whether
the Time Resolved on be Agreeable to your Excellency & Hon^rs
Signed p order Mic Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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Resolved that the following Message be Sent in Answer
thereto
By the Upper House of Assembly
April 23^d 1718

Gent. We have Considered your message by M^r Tyler & M^r
Lloyd, and think the times therein pposed very Agreeable for
the Dispatch of Business, w^th which we Concurr
Signed p order John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Col Young, Who return & says he D^d it.
The House Adjourns till To morrow Morning

Thursday April 24. 1718
The House met according to Adjournm^t
Present as yesterday with the addition of Henry Lowe Esq^r

The House Adjourns till afternoon.