450 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
June 2

Post Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment.
An Ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act to impower James Sterling,
&c. and an Ingrossed Bill entituled, A Supplementary Act to the Act
entituled, An Act ascertaining the Height of Fences, &c. were sev-
erally read and assented to, and sent to the Upper House with the
Paper Bills thereof, by Col. John Henry and Major Barnes.
Col. Hooper delivers to Mr. Speaker an Ingrossed Address to
the Lord Proprietary; Viz.

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To the Right Honourable Charles Lord Baron of Baltimore
Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said
Province.
May it Please your Lordship.
It is with great Concern that we his Majesty's dutiful, Loving,
Liege Subjects, the Delegates of the ffreemen of Maryland, in
Assembly Convened, approach your Lordship with an Address of
Complaint of Hardships or Grievances suffered under your Lordship's
Government, in which were we longer Silent Posterity, as well as
those we represent might Justly accuse us with neglect of that Duty
which we are bound to discharge. At Present we shall not aggravate
our Misfortunes, or further trouble your Lordship by enumerating
many Grievances we Labour under, different from those Subjects
more immediately under his Majesty's Government in our neigh-
bouring Colonies, And as his Majesty hath not more Loyal and
faithful Subjects than the People of Maryland, or who to the utmost
of their Power on all occasions have demonstrated the same, so we

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humbly Conceive, we merit the like flavour and Protection, and we
may boldly say, that we and our Predecessors have approved our-
selves quiet, good & beneficial Tenants to your Lordship, and your
n6ble Ancesstors, and that it was due to the Courage Conduct; Labour,
and Industry of the first Settlers here, as well as the Present, that
your Lordship owes the flourishing state of your Interest and Income
in this Province, and therefore might Justly Call for your Attention
and Regard, and as we earnestly desire to Continue in the same good
Disposition, So we hope for your Lordship's favour and impartial
Justice. Your Lordship's taking the sum of Twelve Pence sterling
for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this Province Since
the year 1733 under Colour of an Act Entituled, An Act for Settle-
ment of an annual Revenue upon her Majesty's Governor within this
Province for the Time being, is the Subject of our present Com-
plaint; we Conceive the Same is not justified by the said Act, nor
any Law of this, or our mother Country, and as we Cannot more
fully express our Sense of this important Affair, than in that of