686 Assembly Proceedings, December 22, 23, 1747.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

leave to bring in a Bill to move the Court House of the said County
severally Indorsed. Referred by the Upper House to the Considera-
tion of the Lower House which Petitions were severally read here
and referred for Consideration next Assembly
The Governor communicated to M^r Speaker the following An-
swer, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
I return you my hearty Thanks for your obliging Address and
the Resolution you express to do every Thing in Your Power to
answer his Majesty's Expectations agreeable to the present Cir-
cumstances of the Province Sam^l Ogle
M^r Hammond from the Committee appointed delivers M^r Speaker
the following Address, viz.
To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency.
We his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Delegates
of the Freemen of Maryland in Assembly convened taking under
our serious consideration the Extract of the Duke of Newcastle's
Letter laid before us recommending the advancing Money for the
Payment of the levies raised by this Province on the late intended
Expedition against Canada as well as all the Ways and Means in
our Power for complying with his Majesty's Hopes and Expecta-
tions therein beg leave under the greatest Concern to represent to
Your Excellency that the vast Charge and Expence the people of
this Province have already been at in levying maintaining here
transporting to Albany in the Province of New York the Place of
general Rendezvous and further Supplying these Levies with Pro-
visions there together with the heavy Taxes and other Difficulties
under which the People we represent now labour, have rendered
it altogether impracticable for us to raise or advance any sum for
Payment of the said Forces. And as no further Business lies before
this House we pray your Excellency will please to put an End to
this Meeting.
Which was Read Approved and Ordered to be Ingrossed
The House adjourns for an Hour.

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c

P. 745

The following Message, (See page 680)
Was sent to the Upper House by Major Sheredine and M^r
Sullivane
M^r Hammond from the Committee appointed delivers the Ad-
dress to the Governor Ingrossed; which was Read and Assented to
and signed by Order of the House by the Honourable Speaker