538 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

L. H. J.

esty on your Safe arrival into your British Dominions, after having
exposed your Sacred person to the Dangers and ffatigues of War
in Defence of the Common Cause, to Establish the peace of Europe
and by Strengthening the Protestant Interest abroad to secure to
your faithful Subjects their Civil and Religious Rights.
The Marriage of her Royal Highness the princess Louisa with the
Prince Royal of Denmark, is, to us, matter of the Greatest Joy and
Satisfaction, as it affords the Agreeable prospect of Encreasing
your Royal Issue, and of our never wanting a Protestant Descendant
of your Royal Line to fill your Throne to the latest Posterity.
The News of a late daring Attempt to Invade your Majesty's
Dominions in favour of a Popish Pretender, and to overturn and
deprive us of our Religion, Laws and Liberties, has fill'd our Hearts
with the utmost abhorrence and Detestation; and we most humbly
beseech your Majesty to believe, that altho' it be our Lot to Live in
so remote a part of your Dominions and under a Proprietary Gov-
ernment, yet, from our Steady principles of Loyalty and Inviolable
Attachment to your Royal person and ffamily, We shall be ever
ready to Demonstrate our Zeal and Defend your Majesty against
the Pretender, his Abettors, Adherents and all other your Majesty's
Enemies, to the utmost of our power.
That your Majesty may Enjoy a long and happy Reign here, a
Blessing to your Subjects, a Dispenser of peace and Tranquility to
Europe, and a Check to the Insolence of ffrance, and other Popish
and Enslaving powers; and that having Exchanged your Temporal,
for an Eternal Crown, A Protestant Prince of your Royal Line, may
never be wanting to Inherit your Throne, are the Sincere and ardent
wishes of, Your most Loyal and faithful Subjects
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Daniel Dulany Esq^r from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker
a petition of Samuel Wilson, of Somerset County, Indorsed, " By
the Upper House of Assembly, Referred to the Consideration of
the Lower House of Assembly."
William Stoughton Esq^r from the Committee of Laws, delivers
M^r Speaker an Ingrossed Bill, entituled, An Act empowering the
Justices of Prince George's County, to Levy on the Taxable Inhabi-
tants of King George Parish, in the said County, the Sum of Two
Hundred and ffifty pounds Current Money, for the uses therein
mentioned; and an Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act empowering the
Justices of Prince George's County, to Levy on the Taxable Inhabi-
tants of Queen Anne Parish, in the said County, the sum of Two
Hundred Pounds Current money, for the uses therein mentioned ;
which Bills were Severally Read, and assented to, and sent to the
Upper House with the paper Bills, by M^r Sprigg and M^r Robins.
The Bill entituled, An Act empowering the Justices of Prince
George's County, to erect and Build a New Court House in the said