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

U. H. J.

untill the 29^th Sep^r following, And was to be paid to the said
Lord Benedict on the same Consideration
I Do Certifie hereby unto your Hon^rs all that Occurs to me
upon that Subject, Viz. That the Lord Benedict dying soon
after his Father Could have no knowledge of that Law and
therefore could neither have Declared his Acceptance or
refusall thereof that the I2^d raised by Vertue of that Law has
been by me remitted for England and such pportion thereof
as became Due since the Death of the Lord Charles And untill
the Death of the Lord Benedict has I verily believe been
accounted for to the Ex^rs of the said Lord Benedict an Exact
Computation thereof being by me laid before the Ex^r of the
said Lord Charles And the psent Lord Baltimore.
That the Ex^r of the said Lord Benedict has fully impowered
me to receive and take into my hands all the psonal Estate
whatsoever that was of the said Lord Benedicts in this pvince
at the time of his Death And Pursuant thereunto I thought
it Just and reasonable to Accept of the half years rent due to
the Lord Benedict in Tob^o at 2^d p Ib & have rec^d some small
part thereof at the same rate and shall Continue to receive the
remainder in like manner because the Consideration for so

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Taking it (Viz the I2^d p hh^d) was by me rec^d remitted and
accounted for, for I should think it a great hardship that the
Consideration mony should be paid by the Country & trade
and the Condition of the said Consideration not pformed I
believe the Honble House is sensible that a great many of the
Inhabitants of this pvince by Attachments Condemnations
and Executions have been Compelled or are like to be to pay
the Rents in mony According to their Patents whereby they
have no Benefitt of the I2^d so as af^d paid how agreeable to
equity and Justice is Submitted to Your Hon^rs prudent Con-
siderations by your
Hon^rs most Humble &
most Obed^t Serv^t
May the 7^th 1718 Charles Car roll.

The following message being prepared is sent to the Lower
House

By the upper house of Assembly
Gent. May the 7^th 1 718
On reading of yesterdays Message by Coll Maxwell & two
others his Excy observes to this House he has no Direction
from their L^pps ab^t the Councill's being Joyned to the Keeper
of the Great Scale for the Time Being to sitt as a Court of
Judicature And have a Voice in passing Decrees or other