The Lower House. 577

Tuesday morning Augt the 7th 1716.
May It please your Hon^rs
I know his Lordship Expects that the 15d mentioned page
the 14th shall be made payable to himself or what person he
shall appoint to receive the same and agrees that 3d thereof
shall by a Clause be applyed for furnishing arms and Amu-
nition &c:

The words by him appointed page 15 interlined were better
left out and thereby more Respect shewed his Lordship
In the last f^o but one the Clause for Reshipping Tobo is very
unreasonable my Lord giveing up his whole Revenue in Con-
sideration of the duty he expects without Hazard for if his
Lordship should agree to the Clause and a warr should hap-
pen and a Tobo fleet taken his Lordship with his five Brothers
and Sisters may want a Support for that year which doubtless
your Honrs would think hard.

A Clause obligeing the Clk of the Provincial court & the
several Gks of the Respective Countys to transmitt yearly to
his Lordships agent for the time being a fair list of all aliena-
tions recorded in any of their offices and that Ex officio and
under a Certain penalty
This is what has occurred to me upon the Cursory reading
of the Rough draught of the Law and desire your hon^rs will
let me have the perusal thereof when it shall be fairly Coppied
I am your Honrs humble Sert
Charles Carroll

Mr Tyler from the Comittee appointed for Inspecting the
offices in the Stadt house delivers Mr Speaker the following
Report— (Viz.)

Maryland ss
A Comittee appointed on ffriday the third day of Augt 1716
by the Upr and Lower houses of this present General Assem-
bly to view and Inspect in what Condition the Several offices
in the Stadt house are in for the safe keeping the severa
Records belonging to the same offices are

Col Wm Holland
The Honble L^t Col: Saml Young of the Upper house
Col Thos Smith

and

Mr Robt Tyler Col Nathaniel Hynson
Mr James Lloyd Capt Tho^s Dent of the Lower
Mr Charles Wright House.

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