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known to you and us, that we presume you Could not be un-
acquainted with them. We therefore Appeal to your Honrs
whether the Reasons Offered in your last Message can with
any reasonable Colour be taken as the Real Cause of the
Delay we Complain of.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.
John Beale Esqr and three others bring up from the Lower
House of Assembly the Draught of their Address to the
King's Majesty, which follows
To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty
Most Gracious Sovereign.
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We your Majesty's most Dutyfull and Loyall Subjects his
Ldps Lieut Governr and the Upper and Lower Houses of
Assembly of your Majesty's Province of Maryland humbly
embrace this the first Opportunity of our meeting together
in a publick Assembly since we have heard of the late horrid
Conspiracy agt yor Majesty's Person, Family and Governmt
of Congratulating with the Rest of our Fellow Subjects your
Majesty's Happy Discovery of that Detestable Plot, and your
Deliverance from the Consequence of it which we now heartily
do with thanks for the Blessings we Enjoy by this so happy
a prevention of all the Temporal Evils that Could be well
Imagin'd.
We Bless Heaven for the pleasing prospect we still have
of the Continuance of your Majesty's Health, preservation and
prosperity as the only Temporal Means of preserving to us
our Religious, and Civil Rights and properties, wch we pray
the same Heaven long to Continue to your Majesty and that
the Throne of Great Brittain may never want an Heir of your
Descent to perpetuate the Like happy Prospects to us and
latest Posterity.
We implore your most Sacred Majesty's most Gracious
Acceptance of this our most Humble Congratulatory Address ;
and that According to our Steady Loyalty to your Majesty,
and strict Adherence to your most Illustrious House we may
Always be Regarded by your Majesty & esteemed as of the
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