442 Appendix.

Calvert
Paper
No. 2954
p. 6

To the Rt. Hon^ble Char^s L^d Baron of Baltimore Absolute Lord
&c^a
The Memorial of Jacob Henderson Clerk in behalf of the Clergy
of the two several Parishes in S^t Marys & Charles Countys within
the s^d province, that is to say, W^m Maconchie of Port Tobaco Parish,
Clark, & Joⁿ Donaldson of King's & Queen's Parishes in S^t Mary's
County.

Sheweth
That the Ministers in those Countys are generally Aggrieved by an
Act of Assembly pass'd in that province at the session began & held in
July 1729 & now Transmitted to y^r Lordship under Seal intituled an
Act concern^g the Parishes in St. Mary's & Charles County.
That the s^d Act in the life of the sev^t Incumbents without any
Allowance to them, or their consents thereto, Divides & cuts off great
part of their Parishes & Incomes, & annexes the same to their
Parishes on Pretence to make up a Suitable Allowance for the
Ministers of such other Parishes which y^r pet^r humbly apprehends is
not only injurious to the sev^al Clergymen who are by that means
deprived of their Freehold but extending the Legislative Authority
in Maryland to greater lengths than is attempted in Parliam^t in
Great Britain who in such cases never take away the Right of the
present Incumbent during his life with^t his consent
Whereupon y^r pet^r humbly prays y^r Ldsp that the s^d Act may be
Dissented to & totally Repealed.
And y^r pet^r shall ever pray &ca.
Jan 17^th 1729 Jacob Henderson

NB. upon the s^d petition's being presented & Read, his Ldsp gave
a Hearing thereto, & it being proved contrary to the Legislative
Authority, & reason, to divide any Living during the Life of the
Incumbent without his consent his Ldsp Dissented to the Above-
mentioned Act Jan^ry the 30^th 1729

p. 7

To the R^t Hon^ble Char^s Lord Baltimore Absolute Lord &^ca The
Petition of Jacob Henderson Clerk in behalf of himself & the rest
of the Clergy of Maryland.

Sheweth.
That the Clergy are greatly aggrieved in Maryland by an Act of
Assembly pass'd in that Province at the Session begun & held in
Oct^ber 1728 & transmitted to y^r Lordship under Seal, Intituled an
Act Supplementary to the Act Intituled an Act for the establishing of
Religious Worship in this Province according to the Church of Eng-
land, & for the maintenance of ministers.
That this Supplementary Act alters & in Effect repeals sev^ll parts
of the former Act & Subjects the Clergy to Penaltys & to the Power
& final Determination of a single Justice of the Peace relating to