The Lower House. 563

The following Ingrossed Address, 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 return your Excellency our hearty Thanks for your care in
transmitting to his Lordship the Lord Proprietary our Address at
the last Sessions of Assembly concerning an equivalent to be made
in lieu of his Lands-Rents within this Province
Had his Lordship thought proper to Delegate his full Power to
your Excellency in this matter, it would have much facilitated the
Affair, which might be more easily concluded here, to the Ease and
Advantage of the People, and without being in the least repugnant
to his just Rights; a thing which we are far from desiring.
But as it is the Lord Proprietary's Pleasure that our propositions
should be transmitted to him by your Excellency we now request
your favour to lay before his Lordship, that we propose in that Case
a Duty of Two Shillings and Six Pence Sterling Money to be laid
on Every Hogshead of Tobacco to be Exported out of the Province,
for a Term not exceeding seven years, to be Collected by the Naval
officers, and by them to be paid to his Lordship's order in London,
and pray your Excellency's kind offices therein.
Was Indorsed, Read and Assented to, and Signed by Order of
the House, by the Honourable Speaker.
The Bill entituled, An Act for the Tryal of all Matters of ffact
in the Several Counties where they have arisen, or shall arise, was
Read the second Time and Passed.
M^r Wootton delivers M^r Speaker a Bill entituled, An Act em-
powering the Vestry-men and Church Wardens of King George's
Parish, in Prince George's County, to Purchase Three Acres of Land
in the said Parish, to build a Chapel of Ease; and to empower the
Justices of Prince George's County, to Levy on the Taxable Inhabi-
tants of the said Parish in the said County the Sum of for
the uses therein mentioned; which Bill was Read the ffirst Time,
and ordered to lie on the Table
The House Adjourns until Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
p. 414

Monday Morning May 28 1744

The House met according to Adjournment &c. All appeared as
on Saturday, except M^r Pearce and M^r Magruder.
M^r Robert Lloyd appeared this Day.
The Bill entituled, An Act for the Tryal of all matters of ffact &c.
was sent to the Upper House by M^r R. Gresham and Capt. Harrison
The Bill, entituled, An Act empowering the Vestry men and
Church Wardens of King George's Parish in Prince George's

May 28