70 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

L. H. J.

And you are Immediately to put in execution (as much as
in you lies) our Late Instructions of the 30^th December 1719
directed to be Observed by the said John Hart as Effectually
as if they were directed to your Self and you shall use your
utmost Endeavour with the General Assembly, (w^ch you are
here Directed to Call together with the advice of our Council
as soon as Conveniently may be) That the severall Matters
& things by us in our Late Speach recommended to them may
be Complyed with if any of them shall remaine unfinished
upon yo^r Arrival, Duplicates of which Instructions & Speech
we have herewith delivered to you.

p. 11

Whereas by Act of Assembly 3 pence p hh^d is Given to J^no
Hart Esq^r so Long as he shall Continue Govern^r in & over
our Province of Maryland reciting Among other things in
the preamble of the s^d Act the great hopes & Expectations the
Generall Assembly had of his Good Government.
And whereas the General Assembly have Lately Addressed
themselves to us in relation to the Support of the ffree school
built at Annapolis, and we having signified our intentions
with their Assistance to promote so good an Undertaking,
Cannot think it will be unacceptable to a people so well Dis-
posed That a Moiety of the said Threepence Should be Applyed
towards the maintenance of the s^d School and the other

moiety should be Given the Governor for the Time being

the better to Encourage him from Time to Time to see the
same usefully Applyed and to induce him by all other methods
that may Offer to bring to perfection so pious a Designe or
at Least that you the said Charles Calvert should Enjoy the
sd. moiety, being Confident that you will in all things answer
our Wishes and not Doubting but the Hopes and Expecta-
tions of the good People of Maryland will be as fully answered
by yo^r good Government as by any who have gone before you.
It is therefore our Desire That the same be so Applyed.
On Reading and Considering that part of his L^dps Speech
relateing to the Act for Limitation of Officers ffees, This
House is of Opinion that reasons be Offered to their L^pps for
Assenting to the Law as it now Stands, and Ordered that the
Committee of Laws draw up the reasons.
As to that part Relating to the Act for Ascertaining the
bounds of Land within this Province. The Question was put
whether that Law shall be amended or not.
Carried in the Affirmative by the Majority of Votes There-
upon this House have Agreed to resolve it self into a Grand
Committee of the whole House to Sit on Monday next then
to Consider of and Receive Such proposals in Writing as
shall be made by any pson relateing to the said Law. And