66 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

L. H. J.

Yesterday with the Addition of Cap^t Tho Greenfield Cap^t
Lee M^r Benj Wailes M^r J^no Caldwell.
Yesterdays proceedings are Read.
Ordered that the members of Ann Arrundell County return
the Thanks of this House to the Reverend M^r Samuel Skippon
for his Sermon Preached Yesterday.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 12^th 1720
Wee approve of your proposal as to yo^r Time of Sitting.
Signed p^r Order Joh Beale Clk Upp^r ho

The house Adjourns till one of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Merediem The House meet according to Adjourn-
ment
Major Rich^d Colegate appears in the House. Coll^o Tilgh-
man & two others from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message and papers, which were Read & Or-
dered to be Entred as follows, Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly, October the 13^th 1720

Gentlemen. You have herewith Sundry Instructions &
their Lordsh^ps Speech that was laid before you the Last As-
sembly which his Honour the Governour in pursuance of his
Lordships Commands Communicated to us and has Likewise
Required the same to be laid before you.
Signed p^r Order Joh Beale Clk Up Ho

Orders and Instructions to be Observed by John Hart Esq^r
our Lieu^t Governour &c^a for the Province of Maryland and
in his Absence by the first pson of our Councill for the Time
being. Given by us at London this 30^th Day of December
Anno D^mi 1719. Wee herewith send you a Copy of a Letter
Directed to my Lord Guilford from the Lords Com^mrs for
Trade & Plantations relateing to the Boundaries of Mary-
land and Likewise a Copy of their Letter Concerning the

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manufactureing of Pitch and Tarr, together with a Printed
Copy of the Act of Parliam^t and a Copy of the Certificate to
be Given by the Officers of the Customs. And also a Copy of
an Account of the Method Practiced in Muscovey for make-
ing Tarr and rules for making Hemp, menconed in the said
Letter, And we do hereby direct & require that you the said
John Hart, and in your Absence the person first named in our