82 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

U. H. J.

By the Upper House of Assembly November 4^th 1724

Gentlemen.
We are sorry to find such a disposition in your House to
Clamour at and Asperse ours as appears almost in all your
Messages a fresh Instance whereof you have Given us in your
Message yesterday by M^r Tyler & Col^o Ward relating to the
Oath of A Judge wherein you represent us as persons Acting
such things as tend to the Subversion of the constitution.
This Gentlemen is A very heavy Charge indeed and we cant
think it otherwise designed then to endeavour to render the
Upper House of Assembly A part of our Legislature Odious
in the Eyes of the people A practice which tends much more
to the Subversion of our constitution than any thing you can
justly Charge us with and to Avoid which we are Obliged
to Protest and declare that according to the best of our
knowledge and Ability We Always have and Always will
endeavour to support our Constitution with a just Regard to
the Prerogative and the Liberties and Priviledges of the
Good People of this Province but in order to reconcile the
difference between our House and yours if possible we pro-
pose the following Alteration viz. that instead of the Clause
(according to the Laws Statutes and reasonable customs of
England and the Acts of Assembly and Usages of the Province
of Maryland) this Clause be incerted in the Oath (according
to the Laws Statutes & reasonable customs of England and
the Acts of Assembly usages and constitution of this prov-

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ince) with which if your House concurs the Alteration may
be made in the Oath accordingly
Signed p Order S. Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Sent by M^r Tasker.
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Tyler and Col^o
John Ward

By the Lower House of Assembly November 4^th 1724.
May it Please your Honours
We concur with the form of the Oath proposed by your
Honours message by M^r Tasker and desire that the Alteration
may be made accordingly
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Col^o Young sent to acquaint the Speaker and whole House
that his Honour the Governor requires their attendance in
the Council Chamber immediately