408 Assembly Proceedings, October 9-November 3, 1722.

L. H. J.

Virtue of An Act of Assembly past in favour of Jn^o Beale
of Charles County, Gent and R^d Beale a Minor
Thus Endorst Viz :

By the Upp^r House of Assembly.

October the II^th 1722.
This Petition being referred from last Sessions to this
present Sessions being read is referred to the Consideration
of the Lower House.
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Which was read againe in this House and rejected.
Coll: Thomas Hammond a Member returned to Serve for
Baltemore County Appears in the house.
Ordered that M^r Warfield and M^r Tolley go w^th the said
Coll: Hamond to the upper House to see him Qualified. They
return and Say they see him Qualified. Thereupon he took
his Place.
The Answer to the Governours Speech brought Down from
the Committee was read and Approved of and sent to the
Comittee of Laws to be fairly Transcribed.
On a Motion made for Reading the referrances from last
Sessions, The further Consideration thereof is referred till
to Morrow Morning.

p. 11

The Petition of Joseph Gough a Languishing Prisoner 'in
Queen Ann's County praying leave to bring in a Bill for his
relief was read and referred for further Consideracon, and
Ord^d that the severall Creditors have Notice thereof that if
they think fit They may Appear and make their Objections
thereto.
The Answer of the House to the Governours Speech
brought down from the Comittee of Laws fairly Transcribed
was read and Ordered to be entered as folows Viz.

To the Honble Charles Calvert Esq^r his L^pps Lievtenant
Governour of Maryland

The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly.
May it Please Y^r Hon^r
As we are of Opinion that the Publick Interest is most
Secure when there is the Greatest Harmoney between the
Governour and the People so we shall allwaies think it our
Duty to Endeavour to the Utmost of our power to promote
it wherein we conceive our Selves Sufficiently encouraged by
the Example and recomendacon of a Governour that Makes it