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

U. H. J.

Perticular may Engage his Lordship to give a favourable
Construction of all the pceedings of this Sessions
Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent p Coll Tilghman who returns and says he Delivered it
Brought up by Col John Ward and five Others from the
Lower House the following message Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly

May the 10^th 1718
Gent.

We Doubt not but the reasons we have already Offered in
our former Message this Sessions together with the Remark
of his L^pp having Assented to a Law that allows the Deduction
of the Eight p Cent will sufficiently evince how farr the
matter of Right is in our favour but this House taking into
Consideration his L^pps Continued Goodness in assenting to
and promoting such Good Laws as tends to our comon Benefitt

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and the many Advantages we reap by his L^pps present Happy
Admrcon Cannot in gratitude Contend with His L^pp where his
and Our Intrest are only in Dispute And therefore we have
Ordered the Publick Treasurer to allow and pay the Deduc-
tion made on Account of that Sallary Taking leave on this
Occasion to assure your Hon^rs that as we have allways En-
deavoured Inviolably to Defend the Country's right so we
shall allways be more easily moved by the Impulse of Grati-
tude Towards our Benefactors than by any Other Politick
motives whatsoever.
Signed p Order
Mic Jenifer Cl Lo House

The report of the Conferees about Drawing an Address to
their L^pps being read is sent to the Lower House p Col Young
M^r Lloyd Esq^r Hall Col Tilghman and Col Addison, who
return and say they Delivered it.
The ffollowing Address to their Lordships from this House
being Prepared and Signed by the Members thereof Viz.

May It Please your Lordships.
Your favourable Opinion of the Sincerity of our Proceed-
ings in Relation to M^r Macnemara's Suspention from his
Practice in the Court of Chancery lays us under an Obligation
of Acknowledging our most Grateful Resentment of the Hon^r

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your Lordship was pleased to do the Councill of Maryland by
Concurring in our Sentiments on that Affair. We think our-
selves Oblidged in Duty to Assure Your Lordships that on all