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

L. H. J.

Hindman two returned Members for Dorchester County, Col^o Robert
King William Stoughton Esq^r Major George Gale and Captain
James Martin returned Members for Somerset County appeared in
the House
Ordered that M^r Lloyd and M^r Thomas go to the Upper House
and see them qualified; they return and acquaint M^r Speaker they
saw them qualified in the usual manner by taking the several Oaths
to the Government required by Law, signing the Oath of Abjuration
and by repeating and signing the Test. The Gentlemen took their
Place in the House.

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M^r Calder brings in an Address to his Excellency on his Speech,
which he read in his Place, and being afterwards read by the Clerk,
was approved and Ordered to be Ingrossed
On Motion of a Member for Leave to be given to bring in a Bill
to prohibit the Exportation of Indian Corn Leave is given
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Philemon Lecompte a returned Member to serve in this Assem-
bly for Dorchester County appeared in the House
Ordered that Captain Ennalls and M^r Hindman go to the Upper
House to see him qualified they return and acquaint M^r Speaker
they saw him qualified by his taking the Oaths to the Government
required by Law, by signing the Oath of Abjuration and by repeat-
ing and signing the Test
The following Ingrossed Address to his Excellency the Governor
viz.

To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor of Maryland
The humble Address of the House of Delegates
May it please your Excellency
We his Majestys most dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Delegates
of the Freemen of the Province of Maryland in General Assembly
convened, do very sincerely congratulate your safe Arrival with
your Family as Governor of this Province the Place of your Nativity
and return you our hearty Thanks for your kind Speech at the Open-
ing of this Session, and the good Wishes you are pleased to express
for our Interest and Happiness
There are many things necessary for our Consideration of which
we are sensible your Excellency in the short time you have been
among us cannot have had Opportunity of being apprized, and
although it is with the greatest Reluctance We mix any thing like
Complaint with our first Address to you; yet his Lordship's the Lord
Proprietary's Dissent (lately published) to the Act made last Ses-
sion entituled An Act for the Assessment and Payment of the Public