The Lower House. 559

Mr. Sudler, by Letter to the Honourable Speaker, having repre-
sented the Cause of his Absence, is excused for Non- Attendance.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.
Post Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. Ward appeared in the House.

Mr. Matthew Tilghman brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the
following Address, viz.
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland :
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,

As we thought it our Duty, at our last Meeting, by our Address to
your Excellency of the Sixth of March, to request the Favour to be
informed explicitly by what Law or Authority the Militia of Kent
and Queen-Anne's County were ordered out and compelled to march,
and your Excellency was pleased, without giving an Answer to that
Address, to Prorogue the Assembly, and as we understand a Com-
pany of the Militia of Calvert County is now under Orders to march,
to the great Disquiet of the People there, it becomes our indispensible
Duty again to request, that your Excellency would be pleased to
inform us by what Law or Authority the several Companies of
Militia abovementioned, have been ordered out, and some of them
compelled to march.
Which being Read the first Time, the Question was put, That
the said Address be now Read the second Time. Resolved in the
Affirmative.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 50
April i

For the Affirmative,

p. 19

Williamson, Hanson, Fraser,
Gassaway, M. Tilghman, E. Tilghman,
Dent, Cockey Deye, E. Dorsey,
Carroll, Owings, Beatty,
Worthington, Baker, Cresap.
B. Mackall, Ward,

Reynolds, Woodward, [19]
For the Negative,

Plater, Gale, Dulany,
Sothoron, Wilson, Handy,
Key, Goldsborough, Chapline.
Hynson, Oldham,

Lowes, Sulivane, [13]

In Pursuance of the aforegoing Resolution, the said Address was
Read the second Time; and the Question was put, That the House
do approve thereof. Resolved in the Affirmative.