302 Assembly Proceedings, February 20-28, 1721/2.

U. H. J.

your Honour, that we have nothing more at Heart, than Sin-
cerely to discharge our Duty to his Lordship Yourself, and
our Country
Rich Tilghman William Holland
M. Til. Ward Sam^l Young
James Bowles John Hall
John Rousby Thomas Addison

To which Address his Honour the Governour gives the
following Answer Viz.

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
I solemnly declare I have not the least Suspicion of any of
this honourable Board And can also Answer for his Lordship,
in that particular; and beg Leave to Assure you, that my not
apprizing you of his Lordship's Instruction relating to M^t
Bordley was rather an Inadvertency than any Design to im-
pose on you, and will, for the future in all my actions convince
you, that you are the only Persons I shall put a Confidence in
Cha: Calvert

A petition from M^r Michael Piper Master of the Free
school at Annapolis praying that the vacant Ground lying
between the School House and the Stadt house may be granted
him ior a small Garden

The said petition upon Reading is granted
A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Tyler and Col Wool-
ford explaining some doubtful Expressions in and repealing
some Clauses of the Act for preventing the making of trashy
Tobacco and for Bettering the Staple of this Province, and
for supplying some Defects therein, thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly
Eodem Die Read again and past for Engrossing
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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Order'd that the said Bill be read a third Time and the
said Bill is read a third Time; Whereupon come to the follow-
ing Resolution Viz.

Resolved that the Bill do pass

And Col Addison is sent to acquaint the Lower House that
this House has Assented to the Bill as also to the Bill for the