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By the Upper House of Assembly 30^th March 1733
Gentlemen

This House hath nominated Col Matthew Tilghman Ward and
Edmond Jenings Esq^r to Join the Conferees appointed by your House
in Your Message of yesterday by M^r Dulany and B^r Hammond
Signed p order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

A Message from the Lower House by M^rs Beale and Crabb
By the Lower House of Assembly 30^th March 1733

U. H. J.
Black Book

No. 3
Letter

No. 143
Lib. No. 33
p. 270

May it please Your Honours
On reading the Amendments proposed by Your House to the Bill
for Relief of Poor Distressed Prisoners for Debt, some Doubts arise
with us, in Order therefore to Remove them propose a Conference on
the Bill
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

Black Book

No. 3
Letter
No. 141

The following Message is sent to the Lower House by Philip
Lee Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 30^th March 1733
Gentlemen
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary having Communi-
cated to this House the Petition of Several the Clergy of this Prov-
ince, We have herewith Sent you the said petition for your
Consideration
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

To the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of the Province
of Maryland

May it please Your Lordship
We your Dutifull Clergy being Informed that for the good and
Benefit of your Tenants, it is Intended that a Paper Currency shall
be Emitted; That it is the General Opinion, it would tend to the Pub-
lick Advantage, if the Clergy would take their Allowance in it, at
the Rate the Public Officers do
As there are none of your Tenants that more Sincerely Desire the
Prosperity of your province, than Your Clergy do; so they humbly
Inform your Lordship that they are willing to Accept their forty p
poll at Ten Shillings p Hundred Provided it be made Certain in
that Specie, and that their Constitution be preserved entire without
Alteration (Saving the Exchange of the Specie) And they Humbly

Lib. No. 33
p. 270