706 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

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in relation to the Debate between us; and also Join with you
in doing what is proper towards the putting a period to the
Charge of this Sessions.

As to what you further propose we are very ready to Joyn
with you in a Congratulatory Address to his Majesty on his
happy Deliverance from the Late traiterous Conspiracy, and
to that End, we desire you would send us your Draught thereof
by some of the members of your House
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up ho.

Thereupon the Address to his Majesty prepared by this
House was sent to his Hon^r the Governour and the Upper
house by M^r Beale and three Others.
They return and say they delivered it.
Col^o Holland from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octob^r the 24^th 1726.
Gent.
We have Considered your Draught of a Congratulatory
Address to his Majesty sent us by M^r Beale and three others
and we Approve of and are ready to Joyn with you in the same ;
And his Hon^r the Gov^r being Present was pleased to Declare
his willingness to Joyn in the same Address which he ordered
us to Signify to your House, as Likewise that he would take
the first opportunity of Transmitting it to his Lordship in
Order to its being presented to his majesty.

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Signd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. ho.

Thereupon the Address being Signd by his Honour the
Governour and the members of the Upper house was also
Signd by M^r Speaker [and] the severall Members of this
House and Ordered Lu be Entred as follows VIZ.

To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty
Most Gracious Sovereign.
We your Majestys most Dutifull and Loyall Subjects his
Lordships Lieutenant Governour and the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly of your Majestys province of Maryland,
humbly Embrace this first Opportunity of our Meeting
together in publick Assembly, since we have heard of the Late
Horrid Conspiracy against your Majestys Person family and
Government, of Congratulateing with the rest of our ffellow
Subjects your Majestys happy Discovery of that Detestable