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Calvert
Paper

No. 295!

1702 & which was confirm'd by her late Majesty Q: Ann in Council,
is entirely cut off, Sr the remaining 3 parts of their Subsistance is ren-
dered precarious, and therefore praying th^t his Maj^ty will be pleased
to Order th^t the s^d Complaint may be examin'd into, whereby not only
his Majestys Royal Prerogative, but also the just rights of the whole
Body of the Clergy, may be ascertain'd & maintain'd; their Lordships
on the 3^d of this ins^t took the s^d petⁿ into consideration, together w^th
a representat" of the Hon^ble Cecil^s Calvert Esq^r for & on the behalf
of Char^s L^d Baltimore his Brother, Setting forth, amongst other
matters, th^t as the said Petⁿ greatly affected his Bro^r'^s Rights & Priv-
ileges, as absolute Lord & Proprietor of the s^d province & particu-
larly as to his Right of approving or Repealing the Laws passed in
that Province; and th^t as his Bro^r was now absent f ^m this Kingdom,
& an intire Stranger to such application, & had left no Instructions
or Authority with any person to Defend his Right, he therefore
prayed th^t the s^d petition might not be taken into consideration until
his s^d Brother's Return who was daily expected in England: Where-
upon their Ldsps were pleas'd to put off the consideratⁿ of the s^d
petⁿ to this day; when my Lord Baltimore's Sollicitor attended their
Ldps, & acquainted them that he was just arrived in England, &
prayed, th^t in regard his Lordship as Proprietor, had constantly

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enjoyed & exercised the power of Approving & Repealing the Laws
of the said Province, his Ldsp might hear & determine this Complaint
which his Ldsp had engaged to do with all Expedition upon the
Petitioner's Application to him & to grant them proper Releif. The
Lords of the Committee upon consideration thereof, & hearing what
the petitioner had to object thereto, were pleased to suspend for
the present all farther proceeding upon the s^d Complaint
Ja: Vernon

To the Rt. Hon^ble Char^s &c^a Baron of Baltimore Absolute L^d &
Proprietor of Maryland & Avalon
The Petition of Jacob Henderson Clerk in behalf of Himself &
the rest of the Protestant Clergy of the Province of Maryland

Sheweth
That the Clergy of Maryland are exceedingly aggrieved by an
Act passed at the Assembly begun & held there the 3^d of Oct^ber 1728
w^ch bears for its Title an Act for Improving the Staple of Tobaco,
& has, as y^r petitioner is inform'd, been Transmitted to y^r Lord-
ships hand, under Seal.
Which Act (as y^r petitioner apprehends) is not only unreasonable
in it self, but also deprives the Clergy of the Maintenance lawfully &
solemnly provided for their support & subjects them to several mean