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We beg your Honour to return his Lordship our most hearty
thanks for the Intimation you have been Pleased to give us as from
his Lordship of his Majestys most gracious reception of our Ad-
dress and we sincerely and heartily pray the King of Kings to Pour
his Blessings upon his Majesty and his most illustrious family; and
that Great Brittain may never want one of his Royall Line to Sway
its Sceptre.
We have Perused the Abstract of the Virginia Act, for erecting
a Light House; and altho we are willing to Contribute as much as
in our Power to every thing that may be a security to Trade and
Navigation; yet are we unwilling to burthen the People we repre-
sent, or Traders with any Charge for that Purpose till we can be
Satisfied that the thing proposed is really advantagious.

We are Obliged to your Honour for recommending to us the care
of our Staple which indeed is in such a Miserable condition, as re-
quires our utmost care to remedy; And we will not fail to do all that
we can towards it.
We are Sorry that your Honour should have Cause to Complain
of any Suggestions Prejudiciall to your reputation, and we do as-
sure you that we will as much as in us lies discountenance all such
Suggestions and that nothing but Actions shall ever induce us to
Suspect any Person much less our Governor.

As we shall always confine our Desires, to the best of our under-
standing to what shall be just and reasonable, we cannot entertain
the least Doubt of your Honours Concurrence with us. We are
really sorry for your Honour's indisposition and shall ever retain
a gratefull sence of your Devotion to the service of the Province of
Maryland.

L. H. J.

The House approved unanimously of this Address And Ordered
that Daniel Dulany Esq^r employ some Person to Ingross it.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of S^t Marys County praying
leave to bring in a Bill for laying out a Quantity of Land for erect-
ing a Town where the Court now meets, being read it is Ordered
that leave be given to bring in a Bill accordingly
The Resolves of the House of Delegates made the 9^th day of
October Anno Dom: 1725 being read are Nemine Contradicente
approved of, and ordered to be Entred as the Resolves of this House
in manner following (Viz)
Resolved by the House that the Members that are appointed as
the Members of the Committee of Aggreivances have likewise the
Character of a Committee for Courts of Justice and that the Char-
acter and the Duty of such Committee be annext to the said Com-
mittee of Aggreivances as a Standing Part of their Duty.
And that it be an Instruction to the said Committee as a Commit-
tee of Courts of Justice that they observe the nature of all the Corn-
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