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We shall carefully and maturely Consider the Virginia Act for
erecting a Light House upon Cape Henry when your Excellency
shall be pleased to lay it before us together with what you have been
pleased to Observe relating to the Staple of Tobacco and therein
and in every matter or thing (else) which shall come under our
Consideration endeavour to Act in such manner as may be most
Conducive to the preservation of his Lordships Interest and pre-
rogative the Constitution Laws and Customs of this Province and
the Common good & Welfare of the Inhabitants thereof.
It is with great Concern we Observe what your Excellency has
been pleased to say relating to your own person but hope nothing
of that distrust of your profess'd Sincerity which you are pleased
to mention can be imputed to our House or any one member thereof
on the Contrary we Unanimously take leave to Assure your Excel-
lency that it is with pleasure we Constantly observe you Acting with
great Concern for the common good & we do sincerely believe that
you really intend the publick Welfare with as Great Affection as
any of your noble Ancestors.
We will at all times carefully Avoid Offering anything to your
Excellency which we have reason to believe may justly merit a
denial but if at any time a difference of Opinion happens between
your Excellency & our House or any of the members of it about
Controverted points we Intreat that you will not impute it to sin-
ister Designs or any Diffidence in us of your Sincerity for the
publick good but rather to the Fallible nature of mankind which is
not always capable of Infallibly discerning truth from whence often
arises Contentions and a pursuit of the same good end by different
methods
We are very sorry for your Excellencys Indisposition but hope
it will not long Continue and that you may enjoy such a State of
Health as will Induce you long to remain amongst Us and by a con-
tinued Impartial Administration of Government convince Distrust-
ful minds (if any such there be) of your Sincere Intentions to pro-
mote the common good for which may you receive a General Ap-
plause and the Grateful Acknowledgments of all the Good People
of this Province of Maryland
Which Address was Subscribed by all the members present
To which his Excellency was pleased to make the following Re-
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