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

U. H. J.

Post Meridiem
The House meet according to Adjournment
Present as in the morning

Capt. Daniel Mariartee and five others bring from the
Lower House a Bill to Repeal a Certain Act of Assembly
Entituled an Act to Prevent the Growth of Popery within this
Province, Passed by that House.
On Reading whereof in this House His Excellency is
pleased to lay before this Board One of his Ldps Instructions
to him Viz

Article 57^th. You are to Permitt a Liberty of Conscience to

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all Persons (Except Papists) so they be Contented with a
Peaceable & Quiet Enjoyment of the same not Giving Offence
or Scandall to the Government.
Whereupon the said Bill is Endorsed,
Twice Read in this House and Passed with this Amendm^t
Viz. (Chapter the fourth) and sent to the Lower House by
Col^o Holland Col Young & Phil Lloyd Esq^r Who Return &
say they Delivered it.
M^r Nathaniel Dare & five others bring from the Lower
House the following Message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly.
Aprill 30^th 1718

May It Please Your Hon^rs
In Answer to your message of yesterday by Col^o Holland
Col Ennalls Col Addison and Esq^r Hall with his Excellencys
Speech to the Reverend Clergy And their Address to him We
gratefully Acknowledge the Zeal his Excellency has always
Exprest for the benefitt & Advantage of the Church Estab-
lished by Law Amongst us And begg leave to Assure his

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Excellency & Your Honours, that whensoever the Reverend
Clergy shall be pleased to lay before us their Representation
for the farther Advancement of that holy Religion We pro-
fess, We shall Proceed to do therein what may be Reasonably
Expected from True members of that Church with a Just
Regard had to the Constitution of the Country we Represent.
Signed p order M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

M^r Joseph Hill & M^r James Frisby from the Lower house
Present M^r John Beale a Member Chosen for the City of
Annapolis to be Qualifyed by takeing the severall Oaths Ap-
pointed to be taken to the Government