494 Assembly Proceedings, April 5-22, 1720.

U. H. J

The foregoing Message with the Several Papers afore-
mentioned Sent to the Lower House by Esq^r Hall and Esq^r
Lowe who return & say they delivered the Same

The House Adjourns untill Monday morning Eight a Clock

Monday morning Apr ill the II^th 1720
The House met according to Adjournment

Present
His Excellency the Governor

Tho^s Brooke Esq^r
John Hall Esq^r
Col. Addison Esq
Esq^r Lloyd

L^t Col. Tilghman
Esq^r Lowe
Col. Ward &
Esq^r Bordley.

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James Stoddert Esq^r with Eleven Others from the Lower
House deliver his Excy an Address of that House to his Ex-
cellency's Speech which being Read is ordered to be Entered
And is as follows Viz.

The Humble Address of the Lower
House of Assembly

May It please your Excellency.
Whatever the Motives have been that Determined their
Lordships to Prorogue the Assembly to this Time (which
Doubtless were weighty) we think it our Indispensible Duty
to return to your Excellcy our thankfull Acknowledgm^t of the
repeated Instances your Excy has Given us from the time of
your first Arrivall of your great Care and Concern for the
good Governm^t and welfare of this Province so for Giveing
us the opportunity in pursuance of their Lordships' Appoint-
ment for Concerting those important affairs your Excellency
has been pleased to recomend to us in your Speech to both
houses at the opening of this Session of Assembly which so
much respects the good Government and Welfare of his
Majesty's good Subjects here which we have very much at
Heart and shall Apply ourselves with our Utmost Care and
Diligence to the Consideration thereof.
And particularly the Act Intituled an Act ascertaining the
Gauge and Tare of Tob^o hh^ds &c^a which Contains so many
things Essentiall to the Hon^r and Interest of His Lordship
And the Ease and Prosperity of this Province shall be duly
Considered by us in all its branches and we shall readily Joyn