The Upper House. 497

Post Meridiem
The House mett According to Adjournment
Present

U.H.J.

Esq^r Brooke
Col Addison
Col Ward

Col Holland
Esq^r Lloyd
Esq^r Bordley

Col Young
Col Tilghman

Esq^r Hall
Esq^r Lowe

His Excys Answer to the Lower houses Address

Aprill the II^th 1720
Gentl of the Lower House.

Your Address of this day Is very Acceptable to me, For
which I return my hearty thanks
I look upon it as a great ffelicity that after so many Years
Residence amongst you as Gov^r I find my Adm^rcon to your Sat-
isfaction, And my pson in Esteem of the Best and (with pleas-
ure I can say) much the greatest number of his Majestys
Loyall Protestant Subjects here
I must at the same time Acquaint you that I intend soon to
make the proper use of his Sacred Majestys Licence of leave
to return for Great Brittain for the Establishment of my
health, And when I shall be there permitted to give an Account
of my Own Conduct and of the Misconduct of Others in
relation to this Government, I then propose to be a Suppliant
for my Quietus, from my Station I do not think Consistent
with the Character I have hitherto (by the permission of
Providence and favour of the Crown) acquired, And which I
think incumbent on me to maintain, yett whatever Condⁿ of
Life it shall please God to allot me, my Zealous Assiduous
and Affectionate Application to promote the Welfare and
prosperity of Maryland, shall never be wanting to the Utmost
of my Capacity.
Jo Hart

His Excellency's foregoing Answer Sent to the Lower
House by the Honble Col Holland Esq^r Hall Col Addison Col
Tilghman Esq^r Lowe and Col Ward Who return and say they
Delivered the same
This House's Address to his Excellency in Answer to his
Speech being read is ordered to be Entered which is as fol-
loweth Viz

The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly
Aprill 8^th 1720

p. 33

May It please y^r Excy
We begg leave to return our Most hearty thanks for your
Speech at the Opening this Session, by which your Care for
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p. 34