The Lower House. 395

The Report about Power of Lord Baltimore to establish Officers
fees by proclamation
The Report about the Provincial Office dated May 28^th 1739
The Report about Land Office Bonds May 30^th 1739
The Report about M^rs Ann Cockshutts affair dated May 26^th

1739
The Report about the Commissarys Office dated May 29^th 1739

The Report about Selling Offices dated May 30^th 1739
The Report about Alienation Money on Devises dated May 28^th

1739
The Report about Vacating Grants dated May 31^st 1739
The Report about Collectors and Naval Officers fees in Gold and
Silver dated May 29^th 1739
The Report about John Brannocks Complaint against Peter Tay-
lor and John Mackiel dated 9^th May 1739

The House Adjourned until to Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Wednesday Morning June 6, 1739

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a All present as
yesterday except M^r William Thomas
The Committee appointed to prepare an Address to his Excellency
on his Excellencys answer to the address of the House presented on
Thursday, delivers the following Viz. To his Excellency Samuel
Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland

May 1t please your Excellency.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said
province
We his Majestys dutiful liege Subjects the Delegates of the Free-
men of Maryland in Assembly convened return your Excellency
thanks for the Kind Intentions you are pleased in your Answer of
yesterday to express yourself to have for the good of this province
The Subject matter of our late Address in relation to the duty
of twelve Pence p hhd collected by his Lordship for his own use
ever since 1733 without a Law to support the same has not been fully
considered or debated by this House before this Session, tho ob-
jected to by many out of Doors, but we hope our Silence and meek-
ness hitherto will not deprive us of the right of redress now appli-
cation is made in order to obtain the same
We assure your Excellency we have no new light either in Poli-
ticks in Religion, the first being that which we Conceive the un-
doubted right of every British Freeborn Subject, that is to support
our own and Constituents rights Libertys and Property the other

June 6