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Protestant Subjects from settling in this p vince and is a dis-
couragement to the peopleing of it, is by the advice of Councill
dangerous to his Lordship's Charter which is hoped will give
Satisfaction to your house.
Signed p order Jn^o Beard Cl up ho.

The House Adjourns till the afternoon

Post Meridiem
This House met according to Adjournment
Present
His Excellency The Governour

U. H. J.

Col^o W^m Coursey
Col^o Tho^s Ennalls
Col^o Tho^s Addison
Col^o Sam^l Young

Phil Lloyd Esq^r
Col Ric^d Tilghman &
Henry Lowe Esq^r

The House Adjourns till Monday morning
Monday morning June the 3^d 1717

The House met according to Adjournment
Present

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Col W^m Coursey
Col Tho^s Ennalls
Col Tho^s Addison

Phil Lloyd Esq^r
Col Ric^d Tilghman
Henry Lowe Esq^r

M^r Thomas Robbins with two other members from the
Lower house with a bill for the Adjournment of Baltimore &
Talbott County Courts Endorst

Past by the Lower house

Col Sam^l Young appears & is added to this house
M^r James Stoddert & four others from the Lower house
with the foil message

By the lower house of Assembly

June 3^d 1717
May it please your Excellency & Honours
Upon Consideration of that part of your Excellencys Speech
& the Eleventh Article of his Lordships Instructions relateing
to the regulateing of Ordinaries & the fines for Ordinary
Lycences, We find that the Preceding Assemblys have hitherto
strenuously Insisted that those fines were not a pquisite to the

Secretarys Office to which purpose we find that the Generall

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