152 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-June 6, 1719.

U. H. J.

make his Excellency what Allowance you think may be Suit-
able for a Copy of the Laws this Sessions to Each County
And for one to the Provinciall Court.

Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up Ho.
Sent by Esq^r Hall who Returns & Says He Delivered it
The House Adjourns till To morrow morning

Saturday June 6^th 1719
The House meet according to Adjournm^t
Present

Tho^s Brooke Esq^r Phil Lloyd Esq^r
Col Sam^l Young &
John Hall Esq^r Ric^d Tilghman Esq^r

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An Act for the further Security of the Peace of this Prov-
ince being Read is Assented to by this house And Col^o Tilgh-
man Sent to acquaint the Lower House thereof.
An Address being Drawn up by a Conference appointed
for that Purpose, to his Lordship is laid before this House as
follows Viz.

To the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord and Pro-
prietarie of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron
of Baltemore &c And To the Right Honourable Francis Lord
Guilford &c. his Noble Guardian

The humble Address of the Uper & Lower Houses of As-
sembly In the Province of Maryland

May It Please yo^r Lordships
We your Lordships most Obedient faithfull Tenants of the
uper and Lower Houses in Assembly now Convened take the
Liberty of Representing with One General Voice that nothing
Could have given us a more Pleaseing & Compleat Satisfac-
tion at this time then to have Confirmed to us from Your

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L^dships Own hands that you look upon Our Just Endeavours
to Support the Authority of your Courts And Protect the
psons of your ministers as a manifest Evidence of Our Appro-
bation of your Lordships Dominions Over us.
Wee think ourselves Very happy that we have been able to
Express such a Due Sense of our Duty as that Your Lordships
have Apprehend'd our Proceedings to have the same Tend-
ency that wee Designed & that you have thereunon declared