PROCEEDINGS
THE LOWER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

At a Session of Assembly held at the City of Annapolis on Tues-
day the ffirst Day of May Anno Domini 1744 in the Thirtieth year
of the Dominion of the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord
and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord
Baron of Baltimore &c. his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r being
Governor, Appeared in the Lower House of Assembly the following
Members Viz.
The Honourable Colonel Edward Sprigg, Speaker
ffor St Mary's County; M^r James Waughop, M^r James Swann
ffor Kent County; M^r Richard Gresham, M^r John Gresham
ffor Anne Arundel County; Doctor Charles Carroll, Major Henry
Hall, M^r Thomas Worthington,
ffor Calvert County; M^r Walter Smith, M^r James Weems, M^r John
Brome
ffor Charles County; Captain Richard Harrison
ffor Somerset County; Colonel Robert King, William Stoughton
Colonel George Gale
ffor Talbot County; M^r Nicholas Goldsborough, M^r Robert Lloyd,
M^r William Thomas, M^r John Goldsborough,
ffor Dorchester County; Captain Bartholomew Ennalls, Capt. Jacob
Hindman
ffor Cecil County; M^r Benjamin Pearce, Captain Nicholas Hyland
ffor Baltimore County; Captain Thomas Sheredine
ffor Prince George's County; M^r John Magruder, M^r Tumor
Wootton
ffor the City of Annapolis; Captain Robert Gordon, Colonel Benja-
min Tasker,
ffor Queen Anne's County; M^r Robert Norrest Wright, M^r Thomas

Hammond

A Sufficient Number of Members to compose a Lower House of
Assembly being Convened, at the Stadt House, Ordered that Col.
King and M^r James Weems acquaint his Excellency the Governor
therewith; They return and Acquaint M^r Speaker the Governor will
be in the Council Chamber presently
Col^o Hammond and Dulany Esq^r from the Upper House acquaint
M^r Speaker, the Governor Requires the Attendance of the Lower
House of Assemblv in the Council Chamber.

L. H. J.

1744
May I
Lib. No. 46
L. H. J.
p. 379