The Lower House. 363

On Reading the Amendments proposed by the Upper House to
the aforesaid Bill the Question was put that the House Concur
therewith
Resolved in the Negative
The Journal of Accounts was sent to the Upper House by
M^r Worthington and three more
The following Address to his Lordship being brought in viz.
To the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary
of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Bal-
timore &c^a
The humble Address of the Delegates of the Freemen of the said
Province in General Assembly convened
May it please your Lordship
We his Majestys most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Delegates
of the Freemen of the Province of Maryland being sincerely dis-
posed and most earnestly desiring that Harmony Good Understand-
ing and mutual Confidence between your Lordship and your Ten-
ants which is so necessary for the General Interest, and which has
formerly Subsisted between your Noble Ancestors, Yourself and
them, To quiet the minds of the People we represent from the great
uneasiness they are under by Reason of your Lordships levying a
Tax of twelve Pence a hhd on their Tobacco under Colour of an Act
of Assembly made in the Year 1704 and of sundry other Aggriev-
ances complained of in our General Address which has or will be
presented to your Lordship and to induce your Lordship to dis-
claim all Right of levying Money by Virtue of that Act which we are
satisfied and well advised is not in force at this time, without putting
us under the disagreeable necessity of applying to his most Sacred
Majesty on that and other Heads do humbly propose to lay a Tax
for raising a Sum not less than Sterling Money p Annum
to be paid to your Lordship in Lieu of your Quit Rents arising due
within this your Province and likewise a Duty for the better Support
of your Government and Governor residing here which Duty we
propose to settle by a Law for such term as shall be reasonably
agreed upon, and as we hope these Proposalls will appear reasonable
in themselves as well as advantagious to your Lordship so we flatter
ourselves they will convince you that we never aimed at depriving
your Lordship of any of your Just Rights and that by such an
Agreement those Aggrievances we have complained of may be re-
moved and those unhappy differences which now Subsist between
us may in an amicable manner be composed We therefore request if
your Lordship shall think fit to accept of our Offer you will be
pleased to give Instructions to your Governor to treat with us on
those heads the issue of which we doubt not will prove agreeable
both to your Lordship and your Tenants

L. H. J.

p. 355