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doubting of His Lordships Resolution of making Impartial Justice
the rule of His Government.
We shall Endeavour to Exert ourselves according to our Capacities
in Observing your Excellency's recomendacon of Care & Circum-
spection in the Pening of our Laws; and will Carefully Inspect the
Laws mentioned by your Excellency tor Exempting Resident
Owners of Vessells from the payment of publick Duties and shall be
ready on our parts to amend any Defects that may be found therein.
And under the Direction of Divine Providence, in a Calm & moder-
ate Disposition apply ourselves seriously to the Consideration of all
such things as shall come before us, or be thought conducive to the
publick welfare according to our Severall Abilities.

U. H. J.

Our Sincere thanks Attend your Excellency for Your obliging
Assurance, That you will use your best Endeavours in England
to promote the welfare of his Lordships Tenants here, And we hope
we shall not be wanting un our parts to Administer Occasions and be
Assistant in Obtaining that Good end, We take leave to conclude with
observing that by this Assurance We are convinced of the same good
Disposition in your Excellency for the Publick good of this Province
which has ever Appeared in your Noble Family, under whose Coun-
tenance & protection it was first Settled & still Subsists. And we
hope may Continue to the latest Posterity.

Which Address was Subscribed by all the Members present.
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight a Clock

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Thursday Morning 15^th July 1731

This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
His Excellency the Governour by the Hono^ble Charles Calvert Esq^r
communicates his Answer to the Address of this House.

Gentlemen.
I Return you my thanks for your most Obliging Address. You may
be Assured that no one can have the Welfare of this Province more
at Heart than my selfe, And I hope by my Attention thereto to Ap-
prove my selfe in some Sort worthy of the Relation which I bear to
the Proprietary's Family.
Benedict Leonard Calvert

Read the Petition of Robert Lynch Languishing prisoner in Kent
County Thomas Taylor in Baltemore and William Nimmo in Prince
Georges County Goal and referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly.

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July 15