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

L. H. J.

the third Tuesday in March Next, and you are Required to
take Notice that you are Accordingly so Prorogued.
6^th Novem^r 1725 Cha: Calvert

Afterwards M^r Speaker with the whole House Returns
to their own House where M^r Speaker Resumes the Chair and
Reports that his Honour the Governour had thought fitt with
the Advice of his Lordships Councell of State within this
Province to Prorogue this present Generall Assembly to the
third Tuesday in March Next to which time this House ac-
cordingly Prorogues it Self.
Thus endeth this Present Sessions of Assembly this Sixth
day of Novem^r in the tenth Year of his Lordships Dominion
in and Over this Province Annoq Dni 1725

Test Mich: Jenifer Cl Lo: Ho:

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To the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord and Pro-
prietary of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron
of Baltemore &c.

The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly
May it Please Your Lordship.
We acknowledge the favour of your Lordships Speech in
Answer to our Address of this time two Years, which we are
Informed by your Lordship's Lievtenant here was Intended
Us some time Since but has not been Communicated to us till
the opening this Sessions so that we Could not Shew our more
Early regard to it, And are glad to Embrace this oppertunity
(which we humbly hope your Lordship will permitt us) to
Shew Your Lordship the Sincerity and Zeal of your Faithfull
Tennants, for the Honour and Welfare of Your person and
Government. We Cannot discharge our selves better towards
your Lordship than by treating those Matters of Opinion and
Argument You are pleased to Communicate to us with such
decent plainess as may be most Effectuall for the Laying our
sence of them before Your Lordship in the Clearest manner,
wherein we shall Endeavour to pursue Truth and Duty with
Innocence of Expression, tho we should become Unfashion-
able in the Mode of it ;
I^st We applaud Your Lordships Goodness for bearing So
Constantly in Your Mind that agreeable Resolution of making
the publick Good of this province the Rule of Your Govern-
ment, and that your Lordship is again pleas'd to declare
Your Resolution in Persisting in it, and we shall always be
grateful for every Instance of it, that you are pleas'd to give
us and the more Effectually to avoid all Misunderstandings