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Utility and Common benefit of so healing a Temper had
prevailed in the House of Delegates who upon the bare
mention of making Allowance to the Councill of State (as it
was Customary) forgott both themselves and that Modera-
tion and Temper also, which is necessary for Carrying on
the business of Legislation and instead of Consenting to pay

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the Councill as heretofore, they upbraided us and very
unhandsomely reflected upon our Characters for the renew-
ing of our Claims only to the usual Allowance and Adher'd
still to their former Allegations that the Allowance to the
Councill of State was included within the Revenue of 12^d
p hhd raised upon Tobacco for the support of Government
as yo^r Lordship may please to see more particularly, by the
Messages in our Journall: altho by the Terms of the Act for
the raising of the Revenue and by the Practice of the house
in paying the Council of State for some years after the
passing the same are Evident proofs of their great mistakes
therein.
We are in hopes therefore that your Lordship will be
pleased to take the Affair under your further Consideration
and propose some means or other whereby Your Councill of
State may be supported and the Members thereof Excited
to a Chearful Discharge of that trust as often as your Lord-
ships and the Countreys business shall require their at-
tendance.
May Your Lordship enjoy a long and Uninterupted State
of Health, may yo^r Government over this Province procure
you the Affluence of all worldly Happiness and may your
faithful Tennants rejoyce and prosper under your Lord-
ships mild Administration all which will be a particular
pleasure to
May it please Your Lordship
Yo^r Lordships faithful Tenants and
most Dutiful and Obedient Servants
William Holland Rich^d Tilghman
Samuel Young, Benj. Tasker,
John Hall, Phil. Lee
Philⁿ Lloyd

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By the Upper House of Assembly November the 5^th 1725
Gentlemen.
We Desire that you would send two of the members of
your House (if you shall think fit) to see the Laws Sealed
that have hitherto past the two houses that they may be sent

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