The Lower House, 705

relateing to the Debate before you to recommend your selves
(not Unworthily) as Servants of Consequence to the Country,
that you will please to Exert your Selves towards the putting
a period to the present and Increasing Charge of this Sessions.
We have Agreed on a congratulatory Address to his
Majesty on the Occasion of the Late Conspiracy If your
Honours have thoughts of Joyning therein with us, 'tis ready
wrote with a blank for your so doing, on your Signifying your
Inclination to joyn we shall send you up our Draught We pray
your Honours Speedy Answer that we may not be Delay'd
in Signing the same ourselves if your Honours Joyn not.
Sign'd p order. M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Beale and three
Others. They return and say they Delivered it to his Honour
the Governour in the Upper House.
The following Message is prepared viz.

L. H. J.

By the Lower house of Assembly. Octob^r the 24^th 1723
May it please Your Honours
We wonder that you should Suggest by your Message of
the 23^d Instant that the Journall of Accounts now before you
requires Some time for your Consideration, Since by your
Message of the 19^th instant (before which your Honours had
it severall days before you) you are pleased to Signify to us
your being willing to Assent to all the Allowances therein
Except yours and Ours; your own and ours are so well known
to you and us, that we presume you Could not be Unacquainted
with them. We therefore Appeall to Your Honours whether
the reasons Offered in your Last Message can with any
reasonable Colour be taken as the'reall Cause of the Delay
we Complain of.
Sign'd p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Warfield and
M^r Bozman.
They Return and say they Delivered it.
Col^o Tilghman and Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper
House Deliver M^r Speaker the following Message viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly
October the 24^th 1723.
Gent.
We have Considered your Message of this day by M^r Beale
& three others, and in a Little time shall send you our thoughts

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