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These Observations on Your Bill seem to Us so reasonable, that
We question not but a full Conviction will arise from them in your
Judgments of the Impropriety and Mischiefs of the Bill as it
now stands, in relation to Our Dutiful Intentions to his Majesty;
But as We can with much Truth assure you, not a less hearty Zeal
in the common Cause of Our Sovereign and Country actuates Us
than yourselves, We recommend to your Consideration some Points

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necessary for a Bill of the like kind, which, We presume, must be very
acceptable to his Majesty in the present Situation of Affairs: And
therefore That Every person listing as a Soldier should be privi-
ledged from Arrests for any Debt under ten Pounds Sterling
That whatever Bounty should be thought proper to be given,
should not be paid before the Time of Embarkation.
That no Bounty should be given to any Serjeant Corporal or
Drummer
That whatever Bounty should be distributed, All or any Part
thereof to be paid towards the Satisfaction of such Debts (if any)
that the Souldier may owe
That such Souldier shall be exempted for ever or any determined
time after their Return from all publick, County and Parish Charges
whatever as also from the Necessity of attending on the highways
That Every Souldier either in marching or travelling on any part
of his Duty or Service shall have his Ferriage free
That all the Money drawn out of the Office for the purposes of
this Bill shall be replaced by One or more moderate Taxes or
Assesments

Your Bill Entituled, An Act for raising three pence p hogrshead
on all Tobacco to be exported within the time therein mentioned
for purchasing Arms & Ammunition for the Defence of this Prov-
ince has the following Preamble Viz. " Whereas his Majesty Our
most Gracious Sovereign is now engaged in a War with Spain, and
that there are some Grounds to apprehend the Crown of France
will joyn in the same War against him, who having large Pos-
sessions on this Continent adjoyning to some of those of Great
Britain, may in such Case very probably attempt an Invasion on some
of his Majestys Colonies here, and lest the Magazines of Arms and
Ammunition now in this Province, and the money heretofore and
now raised by any ways or means whatsoever for the Defence of this
Government, and the purchasing Arms and Ammunition, should
prove insufficient for that Purpose at this important Juncture. We
his Majestys faithful Subjects the Delegates of the Freemen of the
Province of Maryland, in general Assembly convened, as well to
testify Our Zeal for his Majes^tys person and Government, and to
contribute as far as in Us lieth to the Success of his Majestys Arms,

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and against all Enemies whatsoever, as to put Ourselves in the best

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