The Upper House. 5

and that I may Demean myself so (if possible) to Answer his
Maj^tys Great goodness in Approveing and my Lord Propr^ys
Bounty in placeing of me in this Station
And as I cann^t more Effectually Shew my Loyalty to Our
Sovⁿ Lord King George than in a Steady Adherence to our
happy Establishm^t in his Illustrious Line by Encourageing and
trusting in the Severall Offices of Government his Majesty's
Approv'd and try'd Subjects and keeping w^thin due bounds our
unhappy Dissenters from it w^ch I am Determined to do so I
Cannot more Sincerely Shew my duty to our Lord and Prop^ry
than by Zealously Recomending to your Deliberate and Peace-
full Consideration the Severall Matters and things with which
I am Instructed Copy's whereof I shall Ord^r forthw^th to be
Laid before you w^ch when by your wise Counsells happily Ac-
complish'd must necessarily tend to a reale Benefitt and Last-
ing good understanding Between the Propriet^r!e & his Maj^tys
faithfull Subjects of this Province from whence I hope to
make my Government most Acceptable to you.
Gentlⁿ. I have had Experience and felt myself the benne-
fitt of his Lordships Benign sweet Disposition And I am well
acquainted w^th his Practice and Steady Resolution in treading
in the paths of Justice and Hon^r and I have his Perticular

U. H. J.

Comands to Assure you that his whole Aim and Study shall
be to Live w^th the good People of Maryland as a Bountifull
Indulgent Father would tow^ds a dutiful Deserving son, And
I affirm if you will do your parts, he will delight himself in
doing his
Cha: Calvert

Thereupon M^r Speaker and the whole house w^thdraw.
Col Ja^s Maxwell Col Ephr^a. Aug' Herman and M^r Tho^s
Edmondson Memb^s of the Lower House Acquaint this house
that they Attend with M^r W^m Clayton a member Elected for
Talbot County M^r Stephen Knight a Member Elected for Cecill
County and M^r Roger Matthews a member Elected for Balte-
more County to see them Qualified
Thereupon the sev^ll Oaths Appointed to be taken by Act of
Assembly are Administred to the said W^m Clayton Stephen
Knight and Roger Matthews who Severally take the sev^ll Oaths
af^d and Severally signed the Oath of Abjuration and Test ac-
cording to the Directions of the Act af^d & so they withdraw
Col Richard Tilghman and Tho^s Bordley Esq^r are desired
on behalf of this house to return their Thanks to the Rev^d M^r
Sam^l Skippon for his Sermon preached this day.

p. 6

Col Blakiston Agent for this Province [his] Letter directed
to the Honble the Councill and Gen^l Assembly of Maryland

p.7