32 Assembly Proceedings, July 7-29, 1740.

U.H.J.

Inhabitants as had taken up Lands by Maryland Rights in their
Possessions under this Government: And in those Prosecutions his
Lordship was no otherwise concerned than he would be, in support-
ing in any other Part of the Province, the Properties of his Tenants,
the Peace of the People, and consequentially the Rights of his Char-
ter; Therefore Your Reason, if a good One, may as well be applyed
to Every Other Publick Prosecution as these: you are, Gent" cer-
tainly very much misinformed, in what you mention of his Majes-

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tys Disapprobation of those Prosecutions; It is very true, that by his
Majestys Orders all Prisoners on both sides on Account of those
Riots & Disturbances were discharged, but so far were those Orders
from being founded on the least Motive or Suggestion, that such
Prosecutions were unwarrantable or illegal, and so far was his
Majesty from expressing any Disapprobation or Censure on them,
that His Majesty on the contrary was pleased to order, that the
Prisoners should enter into their own respective Recognizances in
a reasonable Sum to appear and submit to a Tryal when called upon
by farther Order from his Majesty, therefore We hope you will
consider, that the Secretary and Attorney General being obliged by
their Offices to do those Publick Services upon the faith and Credit
of the Publick, their fees now claimed ought in Honour and Justice
to be allowed.
As to your Disallowance of the 3213 £ of Tobacco to the Clerk of
the Council, Part of it is for Services done at the Request and for
the Use of your own Committee of Aggrievances, and which cannot
be said to be done by Virtue of his Office; the other Part relates to
Pardons and which Allowances have been always hitherto made by
the Publick to the Clerk of the Council: We cannot comprehend why
you think the Charge of 120:7:9 Currency claimed by the Clerk
of the Council to be unreasonable, since he charges only 41/2 Cur-
rency p side, M^r Denton and Others were formerly allowed 3^d p Side
in Gold, and the Difference between Gold & Paper is now generally
esteemed to be 50 p Cent, besides, this Disallowance must be thought
more unaccountable, after your own Allowance of his first Account
at 41/2 d. p side by Your Message of the 4^th of June 1739, therefore
upon the whole We trust you will insert all these several Allowances
that the Journal may pass and the Publick Creditors be paid
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock