304 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 21-Oct. 29, 1742.

U. H. J
October 25

Friday Morning 29^th Octo^r 1742
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
A Message from the Lower house by Mess^rs Tasker & Chesley
By the Lower house of Assembly 29 Octo^r 1742
May it please your Honours
In Answer to your Message of the 26^th Instant by George Plater
Esq^r accompanying his Excellencys Message to Both Houses We
have considered of the Matter recommended in the most impartial
manner, and have accordingly acquainted his Excy with the Result
of this House thereon
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
The following Address to his Lordship being read, is approved
of and ordered to be Engrossed
To the right honble Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the
Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore

The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly

p. 58

May it please your Lordship
We return your Lordship Our most sincere Thanks for your kind
and affectionate Speech at the Opening of this Session, and We
acknowledge with the deepest Sense of Gratitude that the Happiness
of this Province has always been the Object of your Attention, that
you have embraced every Opportunity of testifying your zeal to
promote it, and that nothing can give your Lordship greater Pleasure
than to be able to contribute to the Welfare and Prosperity of his
Majestys Subjects here
The Appointment of a Gentleman to be Our Governor who is a
native of the Province is very acceptable to all Ranks among Us,
and It is a Pleasure to us that We can assure Your Lordship that his
own good Conduct in the short time He has been with us has ren-
dered him very dear to the People, and left them no Room to doubt
of his having the greatest Inclination to cultivate that good Under-
standing which is so necessary for the common Interest, and We
should be wanting to Ourselves and guilty of the greatest Violation
of Our Duty should We fail to concur with Our worthy Governor in
the carrying on such Measures as may be consistent with your Lord-
ships Honour & the true and real Interest of Our Country, wherein
We are assured of your ready Concurrence
Benj^a Tasker Pres^t