408 Assembly Proceedings, April 13-May 6, 1761.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 15

Stephen Bordley Esq" to join the Members named by Your House
to draw up an Address to his Majesty
Signed p Order John Ross Clk. Up. Ho

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

April 16

Thursday Morning 16^th April 1761
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday except Col Loyd
Messrs Scarburgh and Harris attend with Mess^rs Selby and
Purnell to See them Qualified, who take the Oaths to the Govern-
ment required by Law repeat and subscribe the Abjuration and Test
and then withdraw
Read the Petition of Henry Watts a private Soldier in the Mary-
land Service under Col John Dogworthy praying a Relief, Referred
& Sent by Jn^o Ridout Esq

His Excellency is pleased to communicate his Answer to the
Address of this House in the following Words
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
Your kind Address having given me much Satisfcaitno I return
you my sincere Thanks for it, and beg you will believe that I have not
the least doubt but you will chear fully emprace this and every Op-
portunity that may be afforded you of Manifesting your Zeal and
Duty to our most gracious Sovereign & of recommending this
Province to his Majestys Favour
16^th April 1761 Horatio Sharpe

Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Messrs Murdock & Steuart attend with M^r Carrol to see him quali-
fied who takes the Oaths to the Government required by Law
repeats and Subscribes the Abjuration and Test and then with-
draws
Adjourned till to morrow Morning ten of the Clock

April 17

Friday Morning 17 April 1761

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This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday