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British Subjects, as thereby the inestimable Privilege of being tried
by a Jury from the Vicinage, as well as the Liberty of summoning
and producing Witnesses on such Trial, will be taken away from
the Party accused.
Ordered, That M.r Speaker do write to Peyton Randolph Esq,
Speaker of the House of Burgesses of the Dominion of Virginia,
and acquaint him that this House hath unanimously concurred with
the House of Burgesses in Virginia in their said Resolutions.
Ordered, That M.r Speaker do write Letters to the Speakers of
the several other Houses of Representatives in the British Colonies
upon this Continent, informing them of the Resolutions of this
House, and desiring their Concurrence therewith.
Ordered, That the Resolves of this House be immediately, after the
End of this Session, printed in the Maryland Gazette
The engrossed Bills, entitled, An additional Supplementary Act
to the Act, entitled, An Act to prevent the Abuses of Concealing con-
victed Felons, and other Offenders, imported into this Province, and
for the better Discovery of them. And, An Act for preventing the
Evil occasioned by the continuance of Suits at Law on Suggestion
of Want of Evidence from beyond Sea; were severally read and
assented to, and sent, with the Paper Bills thereof, to the Upper
House by M.r Mackall, and M.r Wootton.
M.r M. Tilghman brought in and delivered to M.r Speaker, the
following Address.
To the Right Honorable Frederick, Lord Baltimore, Lord Proprietary
of the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Lordship,
We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Delegates
of the Freemen of Maryland, in General Assembly convened, heartily
thank your Lordship for your kind Message delivered to us by our
new Governor. How justly his Predecessor, M.r Sharpe, may have
entitled himself to your Lordships grateful Acknowledgments for
his many Years faithful Service to you, is with your Lordship;
though a Retrospection upon the Proceedings of this House will not
permit us to say that M.r Sharpe always paid a due Regard to the
Interest of the Province; yet we must acknowledge it is our Opinion,
that his own Inclination led him very much towards that desirable
Object.
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Liber No. 54
Dec. 20
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Your Lordship's Declaration, that your Interest and that of the
good People of this Province are indeed inseparable, we are willing
to look upon as a happy Presage, that the Time is near at Hand, when
we may be convinced that every Person who would recommend him-
self to your Favour, must make the Happiness of this Province his
First Object.
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