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ships answer to their several Addresses which he Delivered
to them in his own words and was as follows viz.
Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
I thank you for your late dutifull Addresses, and notwith-
standing some differences among you, I perswade myself
you severally pursue the same End; and aim in General at
the good and welfare of the Province And as it is our mutual
happiness that the province has with Justice Equity and pru-
dence been hitherto Govern'd so the best means to Continue
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these inestimable Blessings among us is to persevere in the
same Method of Rule and Obedience. And I think I cannot
better manifest my Steadiness, in Making the publick good
the Rule of my Government, than by preserving to you his
Majestys Subjects in this part of the world under my care,
such Laws, Rules, Customs and Usages, as are undoubted
certain constantly adhered to and practiced among you.
Gentlemen of the Lower House
In your Address you agree the Councill of State deserve
their reward, tho' you are unwilling they should find it out
of the same Levys, they received it long before at the time and
ever since the making the Act, which among other things
raises the Twelve pence p hhd in the absence of the Lord
Proprietary towards the better maintaining the Dignity and
Station of his Lieutenant Governour, actually Inhabiting and
residing, within this Province, and to such other necessary
uses towards the Support and defence of the Lord Proprie-
tarys Government of this Province as in his Lordships wis-
dom, to him shall seem meet But on the contrary alledge, that
ample provision was made and annually raised by that Act,
and therefore it ought not to Annually be Levyed by a Poll
Tax again on the people whereas it was never mentioned,
or intended or even Imagined till of late by some that their
allowance should come out of any part of the Duty raised by
Virtue of that Act, whereby I give up so great a part of my
property as all my Quit rents and Alienation fines are; And
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I hope none of my good Tennants will persist in thinking any
longer that it ought but rather Choose to shew their duty
in their Actions, as well as Expressions, by Consenting that
the Councill of State should have their recompence in the
same manner they have long since found it, and not put me
upon the unwilling Task of shewing the people of Maryland
the true Value of my said rents and fines, and the necessary
Consequences of Advantages attending me in a just and
Legall Collection of them above the Composition I have Con-
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