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never fails to apply it self with utmost Attention to the Relief

of its most Pressing Exigencys.

Gentlemen.
I Can't Conclude without Observing to you with great
Pleasure that those Little Heats, which Lately disturbed you
are now happily at An End which gives me Hopes of your
being United for the Common wellf are. And as I purpose the
Greatest Happiness to my Self during my Administration in
the General Good of this Province, and shall always use my
best Endeavours to Effect it; so I shall take those to be my
Lord Proprietors Friends who will heartily Join their En-
deavours with mine to make us an United Happy People.
Charles Calvert.

And afterwards M^r Speaker with the whole House Return
to their Own House, where M^r Speaker resumes the Chair.
Cap^t John Baker a Member returned to Serve for Saint
Mary's County And M^r James Earle Jun^r a Member returned
to Serve for Queen Ann's County Severally appear in the
House.
Thereupon Ordered that M^r Thomas Waughop and M^r

L. H. J.

William Turbutt goe to the Upper House to see them
Qualified.
They Return and Say they see them Qualified
Thereupon they tooke their Places.
The Rules of the House Read and sett up.
The Committees appointed and Sent Out Viz.
ffor the Committee of Elections and Previledges Col. John
Mackall, John Rousby Esq^r M^r James Lloyd M^r Ralph Crabb
and Major Rich^d Colegate.
ffor the Committee of Laws. James Stoddart Esq^r M^r
Phillip Lee, M^r James Smith Col Roger Woollford Coll John
Mackall, M^r Edmond Benson, M^r Alexander Contee and M^r
James Earle Jun^r
ffor the Committee of Aggrievances M^r Robert Tyler, Cap^t
Daniel Mariartee, Collonel Nathaniel Hvnson M^r Thomas
ffisher and M^r Rich^d Warfield.
ffor the Committee of Accounts M^r Joseph Hill,, Cap^t S^t
Leiger Codd Cap^t John Rider, M^r James Earle Sen^r and M^r
William Turbutt.
Resolved that this House will sit to do Business from Eight
of the Clock till Eleven in the Forenoon and from One till five

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