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Coll: Holland Coll: Coursey Coll: Addison, Coll Young and
Coll Smith from the upper house delivers Mr Speaker the
following vizt.
Gentlemen.
The Zeale you express for his most Sacred Majesty's
Service and that dutifull and affectionate Regard you have
for the Lord Propry and his Lpps noble Guardian the Lord
Guilford will undoubtedly be highly acceptable to their Lpps
nor shall I be wanting to give their Lpps an early Account of
the happy Disposicon of your House.
Gentlemen.
I return you my most hearty Thanks for the obliging Senti-
ments You have both for my Administracon and Person. The
Preserving your Laws and Priviledges in the same Condition
I found them at my first Arrivall has been the Sole View and
Aim of my Actions And as my Conduct in so doing has been
agreeable to their Lpp's Comands and Intentions so there are
many Halcyon days promised to your Country.
It is with Extream Pleasure that I find you so readily Come
into my request for the Propagacon of Learning in this Prov-
ince. I will do all that lyes in my Power that may be Proper to
advance that Good End, For in this and all other request I
shall be joyfull to be an Instrument of Promoting the Pros-
perity of Maryland as the most effectuall means of being faith-
full to my Lord Propry and Acting impartially in my Station
Jo: Hart.
On reading the Petition of Adam Bell praying relief agt
John Rousby Esqr on a Patent of Escheat on Edward Edloe's
Land was read & rejected Nemine Contradicente
The House Adjourns till one a Clock in the afternoon
Post Meridiem.
The house meet According to Adjournmt who Being Called
over are Present as in the forenoon.
Majr Bradford has the leave of this house to go home on
urgent Occasion on his promise to return again by Tuesday
Next.
Ordered that the Comittee of Laws Prepare a Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act relating to Servants & Slaves to Pre-
vent the Inconveniency of Negroes & Slaves being Evidences.
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