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Cecil County, and Thomas Franklin a Member elected for Baltimore
County in order to See them Qualified, who severally take the Oaths
to the Governm^t required by Law repeat and Subscribe the Abjura-
tion & Test and then withdraw.
His Excellency is Pleased to communicate to this house the fol-
lowing Message
Gentlemen of the Upper house of Assembly
The melancholy News of the Death of the Prince of Wales, not
ariving time enough to be communicated to the last Assembly You
may not perhaps think it yet too late to Joyn in a General Address
to the King, expressing Our great Grief and Sorrow on this ever to
be lamented Occasion; and Our Gratitude and Thankfulness to his
Majesty for his paternal Care and Goodness in Providing for the
General Safety of his Dominions, and the Security of the Protestant
Religion by establishing the Regency in the Hands of rier Royal
Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, in Case the Crown of
these Realms should descend to any of the Issue of his late Royal
highness the Prince of Wales before they shall attain the age of
Eighteen Years.
Sam: Ogle
Benjamin Tasker Esq. attended by the Members of this House
Presents to his Excellency the Address of this house, which follows
in these words.
To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq. Governor and Commander in
Chief in & over the Province of Maryland.
The Humble Address of the Upper house of Assembly
May it Please Your Excellency
We are truly Sensible and heartily Joyn with Your Excellency in
Condolance of the late melancholy Event, which has occasioned this
Meeting of Assembly, and indeed every man who has at heart the
Trade and Prosperity of Great Britain and especially of her Colo-
nies, must feel with concern the Loss of Our late Noble and Worthy
Proprietary, whose Inclinations and Interest concurred so Strongly
in Promoting their happiness that it were only to be wished his Power
in rendering it compleat had equalled either of these Motives
We Return Your Excellency Sincere Thanks in consoling Us for
this Loss by that Agreeable and just Representation You are pleased

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
December 9

to make of what may be reasonably Hoped, from the Good Sense &
other Promising Qualities of Our present Lord Proprietary.
Your Excellencys Conduct and readiness in Promoting the Wel-
fare of this Province can leave no Room to doubt but that you are
throughly Convinced of the Proprietarys real Interest, and that of
the Country being the same; and that the Riches of his Tenants must
be a Source of Interest to his own

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