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Which he Accordingly does by takeing the same In their
Presence.
And thereupon they Withdrew
His Excellency lays before this house part of a Letter to
him from their Lordships dated the 16^th day of Nov^r 1717
Concerning the Eight p Cent as foll

U. H.J.

We are well satisfyed with the Reason of the Assembly's
postponeing the Restoreing us the Eight p Cent which was
without our Knowledge deducted out of that Part of our
Revenue for which we gave up our Quit Rents & Alienation
Fines.
And Declaring to this House that their Lordships Expect
to be restored to the said Eight p Cent having given so val-
uable a Consideration for it as the Quitt Rents & Alienation
ffines, On which his Excy Desires the Opinion of this House.
Whereupon the following Message is Prepared

By the Uper house of Assembly
Aprill 30^th 1718
Gent. His Excellency having laid before this House Part
of a Letter to him from his Lordship the L^d Prop^ry dated the
16^th day of November 1717 Relateing to the Eight p Cent
deducted out of his Lordship's Revenue of Eighteen p hh^d, in
his Lordships Words, We having taken into Consideration
his Lordships Comands thereupon, And finding on your Tour-

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nails of May Assembly 1717 that you have Postponed that
affair unto this Session of Assembly; We therefore Desire
you will now enter into the further Consideration of it. The
Words of his Lordships Letter are, We are well Satisfyed
with the Reason of the Assembly postponeing the Restoreing
us the Eight p Cent which was without our knowledge De-
ducted out of that Part of our Revenue for which we gave
up our Quit Rents & Alienation Fines.
Signed p order John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Tho^s Brooke Esq^r & Jn^o Hall Esq^r who returne &
say they Delivered it.
M^r Nicholas Lowe appears before this Board & proves his
severall Publick Accounts as Deputy Collector of the Port oi
Oxford.
John Steele Esq^r proves his Severall Accounts as Nava!
Officer of the Port of Annapolis
W^m Bladen Esq^r Proves his Severall Accounts as Collectoi
of the port of Annapolis

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