306 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

L. H. J.

tained in the Custody of the Sheriff of the said County [having
been] taken on Saturday last at the Suit of a party,
Ordered that the Sergeant attendant to this House bring
the Sheriff of the said County before the House to answer

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Contempt herein and that he Imediately discharge the said
Coll^o Herman from the Arrest he is now under that he may
attend the Busieness of the House.
The Petition of Thomas Topping a prisoner for Debt in
Calvert County Goal was read and Rejected
Resolved that what printed Copies of the pceedings of the
Lower House &c^a Remains more than are already Delivered
to the Severall members of both Houses be applyed to the
use of the publisher.
The Answer to his Honour the Governour's Speech pre-
pared by the Comittee of Laws was read & approved of and
ordered to be Entred as follows Viz.

To the Honourable Charles Calvert Esq^r Governour of
Maryland.

The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly
May it please your Honour
We beg your acceptance of our thanks for your obliging
Speech at the opening this Sessions, and are Sorry his L^pps
had not come Sooner to hand that we might have given it a
more Imediate Answer; but are not without hopes of Shewing
yo^r Hono.ur Sufficient Reasons before the Conclusion of this
Sessions, to induce yo^r Honour to believe, That the Resolves
of this House, relating to the Statutes of England are too
well Grounded to be departed from, for any the Reasons that
yet appear to us. But this being a matter that will require
our particular Answer when we go upon the consideration
of what is Comunicated to us from his L^pp We hope your
Hono^r will Excuse us at present from being more particular
on that Subject.

We Gratefully acknowledge your Honours Care to pro-
vide against the Inconveniencies of Runaway Negroes and shall
be ready to do any [thing] on our parts, to render your kind
Endeavours Effectuall and as well in that as any other the mat-
ters proposed, that may happen to be debated among us, We
shall shew our Regard to your Honours Kind Monitions, as
well as the Sense we have of our own duty by demeaning our-
selves as you are pleased to recomend
October the 8^th 1725 R: Ungle, Speaker

Coll^o Tilghman from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the petition of Alexander Contee, Gent, praying leave to bring