72 Assembly Proceedings, May 28-June 8, 1717.

L. H. J.

present Establishm^t which all of us have exprest ourselves so
intirely well Satisfyed w^th all But observe to you that if his
Lpp had not already made a Disposicon in that Affair and to
two such Worthy Gent we should then have Concurred heart-
ily with You in our Endeavours for Acquiring so good a Fund
towards the Support of Free schoolls within this Province.
And further his Lpp's Comands being absolute to his Excy as
you will observe by the Instruction already sent you And the
necessity of the Regulacon of Ordinaries being obvious to
every member of your House. We Desire you will take this
Affair again into your Consideracon.
Signed p Ord^r Jn^o Beard Cl: upp: ho:

The Question being put whether a Bill shall be brought in
for The regulacon of Ordinaries and ascertaining the Lycence
fees Resolved in the Affirmative p Majority of Votes.
Ordered the Comittee of Laws prepare a Bill Accordingly.
Coll^o Holland from the upper house Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Mesasge Viz.

By the upper House of Assembly June 3^d 1717.

His Excy having offered to the Consideracon of this House
a part of the tenth Article of their Lpps Instruction's to him
have herewith sent it you Viz:
Article tenth. Whereas many Laws that were made be-
fore the Crown interpos'd in the Government of Maryland
Appear to be nulled or at least laid aside by some Subsequent
Laws which were made during their Maj^tys rule and are yet
essentiall to the peace and Quiet of the People of the Province
under the protection and Government of a prop^ry as well as
to his Honour and Safety, Presidents whereof you may find
among those made in 1681 and none seems to be more Es-
sentiall than an Act which you are to endeav^r to Pass for
Punishment of such as shall Counterfeit our great Scale.
Therefore We Desire you'll app^t two of yo^r Members to be
joyned with one of this Board to inspect into those Laws to
note which of them 'tis necessary to renew.
Signed p Ord^r J^no Beard Cl up ho.

Whereupon Cap^t Greenfield and M^r James Lloyd are ap-
pointed to join with one of the Members of the upper House to
inspect the same.

The following Message sent to the upper house by Cap^t
Greenfield and M^r Lloyd Viz.