The following Address to his Excellency the Governor Viz.

To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland.
The Humble address of the House of Delegates of the said Province.
May it please y^r Excellency. By an Account from Edward Lloyd
Esq. laid before this House by the Committee of Accounts, we
observe, that Gentleman Stiles himself Treasurer of the Eastern
Shore; and as this House have had no share in, or Knowledge of
his Appointment to that office, which of right they ought; we hope
we shall stand excused by your Excellency if we do not Acknowl-
edge Any Authority he hath to Act in that Station. It gives us no
small Concern, that at this Time, when we rather hoped f or a full
Enjoyment of our rights and privileges we should have Cause to
complain of any Violation of them. And we are willing to suppose,
that your Excellency's Nomination of that Gentleman to that office,
was rather to Supply the Vacancy occasioned by the Death of the
late Treasurer in the Interval of Assembly, than to deprive this
House of their Antient Right of appointment to the said office, in
concurrence with the upper House. We cannot therefore consistent
with our Duty as representatives of the people, give up this part of
their Right; and as we have not the least View of encroaching on
the Prerogatives of the Government, so we humbly hope your Excel-
lency will not attempt to deprive us of that right we have enjoyed
in the Nomination of the Treasurers of this Province. Was brought
in Ingrossed, and was read and Assented to and signed, on Behalf
of the House, by the Honourable Speaker. M^r Key and M^r Thomas
were sent to acquaint the Governor that this House hath prepared