Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 45

impart the Violence of the inward parts upon their Brains,
they are marked to the Proprietor by Absurdity and Figure
without Colour. Your intentions towards old M^r Kay, when
imparted to his Lordship, for his being of the Council will I
think meet his approbation, his behavour to the late and
present Proprietor is well deserving ; respecting his Son, as
he may turn out. His Lordship has considered your note, on
his Gift of £200 for M^r Bacon's Publication of his Provincial
Laws; as recompence peculiar for his Dedication to him, he
presents him a £100, the remaining £100 to be repaid him on
the same Conditions as the rest of the Subscribers are under,
to be repaid out of the money that the Books when printed
may sell for; with regard to the £50 my Subscription, to be
repaid me on Conditions as the other Subscribers are to be
paid. His Lordship is sensible you have and will pay all
regard to his Instructions, and thereof on the Subject of Ordi-
nary Licences. It gives me satisfaction your receipt of mine
the 8^th of October last, with his Lordship's Instructions of that
date. As to expectations from M^r Lloyd I am sensible his
dismission will be happiness. My Lord has not your Pipe of
Madeira Shiped. he approves of your proposition in supply
of Madeira Wine to him and will with thanks repay you, and
of Hams. By request from my Brother Crowe and of which
in a former of mine with his Lordship's consent, I desired
favour of you on behalf of M^r Joseph Nicholson of Chester
Town, Your favour to him will with thanks be very accept-
able to your real Friends here, his good Character is strongly
confirmed.
I am directed by his Lordship in answer particular to the
part of your Letter to him dated the 15^th of ffebruary last to
acquaint you That it wou'd have given him more satisfaction
had yours & the upper House Address to his Majesty and
the Queen on their Nuptials, had been consolidated joyntly
with the Lower House, it wou'd have given him much
pleasure on such occasion of union, or seperate to him from
them ; he desires your endeavours to obtain and expects the
same Congratulations from the Lower House, which he will
with good will present to the best of Sovereign's the King,
and with all respect to the Queen, And thereof he Trusts the
Lower House of Assembly in Maryland, will not fail in duty.
The Czarina of the Russias death, Peter the 3^d Emperour,
produces Peace with strong cement of ffriendship between his
Imperial Majesty and the King of Prussia, whose great actions
disclose Rays of light, providential in his favour. I give you
joy of Martinique, and hope the rest of the Carribee Islands ;
our conquests splendour and with Glory! the inclosed Maga-