50 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

L. H. J.

Lib. No. 45

acres and was Granted to Thomas Worthington under the Annuall
rent of four Shillings Sterling That Thomas Worthington by Deed
of Bargain and Sale Indented Acknowledged and Inrolled Conveyed
it to the Petitioner but what Improvements are upon it does not
appear to us.

p. 695

That it Appears to us that the Land Called Prettey Land was on the
Tenth Day of June Seventeen Hundred Thirty and four Granted
by Course and Distance only to the Petitioner under the Annual rent
of Two Shillings Sterling And is said to Contain fifty Acres That
there are two New Dwelling Houses one good Tobacco House and
some out Houses thereon but what Quantity of it is Cleared does not
Appear to us.
That it Appears to us that the Land Called the Addition on the
Tenth Day of June Seventeen hundred thirty and four was granted
by Course and Distance only to the Petitioner under the Annuall rent
of four Shillings Sterling and is said to Contain One hundred Acres
and that this Tract is all Woodland
All which we Submit to the Consideration of the House May

10^th 1737

Tench Francis Edw^d Sprigg Geo: Dashiel
The House Adjourns untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock

May 11

Wednesday morning May 11^th 1737
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Hammond Brings in the following Address

To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governour of the Province of
Maryland

The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly
May it Please your Excellency
We make our Gratefull Acknowledgement to your Excellency For
your obliging Answer to our Address for having the Instructions
given by his Lordship to the Agent Concerning the rate of foreign
Gold and Silver Laid before us and receive your Kind Declaration
therein that Nothing shall be wanting on your part to Discountenance
and Discourage all Exactions and Oppressions of whatever Nature
with great regard and Assure your Excellency it Affords us a more
than ordinary pleasure at this time as we find our Selves under a
Necessity of makeing a further Application we presume to acquaint
your Excellency that in pursuance of your Direction the agent hath
thought proper to lay before us a Copy of His Lordship's fourth
Instruction Dated at London the fifteenth Day of December Seven-
teen Hundred and thirty five which Directs that all foreign Gold shall
be Taken at five Shillings the ounce that being the price they bare at