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

L. H. J.

Resolved in the affirmative by the Majority of Votes, and,
Ordered that Samuell Young Esq^r Publick Treasurer of
the Western Shore pay unto his L^pps Agent the Eight p Cent
in Dispute this Sessions and Ordered the following Message
be prepared viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly May the 10^th 1718.
May it please your honours
We Doubt not but the reasons We have already offered in
our former Messages this Sessions together with the remark
of his L^pps 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
Consideracon his L^pps continued Goodness in Assenting to &
promoting such good Laws as tend to our Comon Benefit and
the many Advantages We reap by his L^pps Present happy
Administracon cannot in gratitude contend with his L^pp where
his and our Intrest are only in Dispute and therefore We have
ordered the Publick Treasurers to allow and pay the Deduc-
tion made on Acc^t of that Sallary taking Leave on this Occa-
sion to Assure your Honours th^t as We shall allways endeav-
our inviolably to defend the Country's Right so we shall
allways be more easily moved by the Impulse of gratitude to-
wards our Benefactors than by any other politick Motives
whatsoever.
Signed p Order. Mic. Jenifer Cl: lo: Ho:

P. 105

And Sent to the upper house by Coll^o Ward M^r Wright M^r
Taylor M^r Dare M^r Young & M^r Vanderheyden
They return and Say they delivered it.
Col^o Young and four more from the upper house deliver
M^r Speaker the Representacon drawn up by the Conference
to the Lords Baltemore and Guilford thus Endorst viz:

By the upper house of Assembly May the 10^th 1718.

Read and Approved of.
Jn^o Beard Cl: up. ho.

Which was read in this house and approved of and ordered
to be entred as follows viz:

Att a Conference appointed by the upper and lower houses
of Assembly for the drawing a representacon of the Principall
Transaccons done in this present Sessions of Assembly.