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anything Prejudiciall to our most gracious King his Prerogative or
Dignity & we beg leave to add that the Laws of England instruct
us that the Royal Prerogative is never better Exerted than in sup-
porting the Subject in all his Rights, which Rights cannot possibly
be Supported unless Justice be duly and impartially administred
according to the good English Laws; And it is very certain that
those Entrusted with the Administration of Justice cannot Possibly
be under too many Obligations to Discharge their Duty with In-
tegrity and altho the People of Maryland have the Misfortune to
Live in a very remote Part of his Majestys Dominions, yet are they
enough acquainted with the Invaluable Blessings which all the
Brittish Subjects derive from his present gracious Majesty the
greatest and best of Kings and that nothing can be more inconsis-
tent with his Royall Goodness than that anything which has the
Appearance of a Command or Authority from his Majesty should
operate to the Prejudice of the meanest of his Subjects.
These Observations Your Committee submit to the Consideration
of the House.
Signed p Order Wm Ghiselin Cl. Comm.
Which Report being twice read by the Clerk of this House the
house unanimously concur with the said Committee in their Report
and thereupon order that it be an Instruction to the Committee of
Laws that in the Answer to the Governors speech the inconsistency
of the Oath recommended therein be observed and reasons given
wherefore this house doth not approve of it.
Collo Ward from the Upper House delivers to Mr Speaker the
following Petition (viz) John Critchard and William Kidd their
Petition Clarina Gilly her petition and the Petition of St Pauls
Parish in Queen Anns County.
On the back of which Petitions were the following Indorsements
Viz. On the back of William Kidd and John Critchard their Peti-
tion it was thus Indorsed.
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