544 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 46

the Use of the Province, to the Members appointed by your House
to apply for the same, being a means and evidence for proving the
Aggrievances complain'd of in the Address to his most Gracious
Majesty, and the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, and
thereby obstructing the prosecuting the same, and that the said Gov-
ernor and Council, contrary to their own Order of the first of August
last, whereby Leave was given to the Clerk of the Provincial Court,
to transcribe Copies of all such Writings and Papers as should be
thought necessary to carry on such Application, and Applied for,
such Person paying or securing the usual Fees
After which the said Charles Carroll, by his Letter of the 6^th
August last had writ to William Ghiselin, Deputy Clerk of the
Provincial Court for several Copies, for the use of the House of
Delegates, and promised when made out and delivered to pay for
the same; yet the Governor and Council by this Order of the i I^th of
October last, gave Orders that the said Ghiselin ought not to give
out such Copies in pursuance of the said Letter and Assumption
By which it is obvious to your Committee that the Proceedings
of the said Governor and Council, as to the aforegoing Particulars,
are contradictory, with intent clearly to impede and prevent the
obtaining of the Copies aforesaid, to the Let, Hindrance and Denial
of Justice, All which Your Committee conceive to be an Aggriev-
ance, of a very high nature; but is humbly submitted to the Con-
sideration of your Honourable House.
Signed p Order, William Cumming, Cl. Com.

The House Adjourns to Monday Morning at nine of the Clock.

May 12

Monday Morning May 12^th 1740

The House met according to Adjournment The Members were
called. All Present as on Saturday except M^r Wright
M^r Aisquith appeared in the House
M^r John Brome, a member returned to serve in this present Gen-
eral Assembly for Calvert County in Place of Col^o John Mackall
deceased, appeared in the House

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M^r Walter Smith and M^r Weems sent to the Upper House to see
him Qualified They return and acquaint M^r Speaker they saw him
Qualified by taking the several Oaths to the Government required by
Law, by signing the Oath of Abjuration and by Repeating and
signing the Test. The Gentleman took his place in the House.
The Report from the Committee of Aggrievances &c^a brought in
on Saturday, was taken into Consideration This Day and the Ques-
tion was put that the House Concur therewith, Resolved in the
Affirmative