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To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governour of Maryland
The Humble address of the Lower House of Assembly
May it Please your Excellency.
We his Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Repre-
sentatives of the Freemen of Maryland in Assembly Convened
return Your Excellency Our most Humble and Harty thanks for
Your Kind Speech at the Opening of this Session: And as we
received the News of the Marriage of the Princes Royal with his
Serene Highness the prince of Orange with as much Joy and Satis-
faction as Any of his Majestys faithful Subjects, so we shall be Very
much wanting to Our selves, were we to neglect, this first Time
of Our Meeting in Assembly since we herd of that great Event
(Notwithstanding the Length of time) to Testify Our Joy on so
Happy An Occasion; and of Expressing the Deepest sence of Grati-
tude to Our most Gracious Sovereign for His Paternal Care and
Goodness in taking the wisest and most Certain Measures to Per-
petuate to latest Posterity the same Felecities all His Subjects Enjoy
under his Auspicious Government.
It is a Truth not to be Contradicted, that of the Many Inestimable
Blessings which we Enjoy under His Majestys Most Mild and Just
Government, the Liberty of Making such Laws not Inconsistent
with those of Our Mother Country or with the Trade and Intrest
thereof as may be most Proper to Promote Our own Welfare, is not
the least; and it is equally True that the Advantages which we shall
Derive from this Priviledge must be in Proportion to the Wisdom
and Prudence that Govern Our Consultions and therefore we
hope that Our Own Intrest and a Just sence of Our Duty to those we
represent will so Govern us, as that the real Service of Our Country
will be Our Only View which Nothing can promote more than such
regulations concerning Our Staple Tobacco, as may keep up its
Price.
We readily Agree with Your Excellency, That it is Our Interest
always (the unsettled Condition of Europe may call upon [us] More
Particularly at this Time) to have the Province in such a Posture of
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Black Book
No. 9
Letter
No. 80
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Defence, as may be sufficient, not only to Defeat but even to Pre-
vent Any Attack from our Enemies and therefore We shall take
due Care to Make as Good Provision for that purpose as Our Cir-
cumstances will admit of.
No Arguments are needful to prove so selfe Evident a Truth as
that the true Interest of the Province can Never be Pursued without
A good agreement between the Several Branches of the Legislative :
And We must greatefully acknowledge Your Reminding us of it;
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