142 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

Original
Journal.

it he hopes that you p^rtending to be saveing patriotts will
make it Legally.
As for your conceptions of March the 30^th that if his Ex^cy
will not redress your aggrievances in the way represented he
denyes your Rights and will not redress you att all he thinks
to be some what arbitrary and illegall, if you can accuse him
of this or any other matter or thing he Expects y^u will do it
before his most Sacred Maty: or before the Right hon^ble the
Lords Com^rs for Trade and foreigne plantations, and it would
be a very great crime in the least to doubt but that all rights
and Justice will be done to both parties.

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly Ap^l 2^d 1698.

It is remarqued upon the answer of the house this day
brought by M^r Campbell and others.
I^st That the Bill of Revivall not passing can in no wise be
laid to the charge of his Ex^cy or his Matys honble Councill,
considering the passing it in those words would be directly
opposite to one if not both of those two Royall Instructions of
his Sacred Maty laid before you. Therefore you are the
cause of all those ill consequences that shall happen for want
of reviveing those Laws which will expire att the end of this
sessions.
2^nd About M^r Sewell, this Board that tho you have the
power of raising money yet you Cannot dispose of the same
without the Joint consent of his Ex^cy and his Matys hon^ble
Councill.
3^rd Ab' the reflections cast upon his Matys hon^ble Councill
the answer of the house is as ill resented as yo^r intended
resolve in that matter, Concerning the Comittee ab^t Indian
affaires in October his Ex^cy dos say that he with the advise of
his Matys honble Councill have power (paramount to yours)
of calling together any number of men to consult of any matter
or thing for his Matys or the Countryes Service which that was
for, and that greater number may appoint a comittee to draw
up the Severall matters and things into certeine heads which

was by him done and his Ex^cy not with them, and who ever

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reported to your house and those which he called together
upon that urgent and weighty occasion (in order to putting
the liege people of this his Matys province to as little charge
as possible durst not debate the matter with him and dos not
prove it upon oath.
He looks upon it to be a false scandulous and Seditious
Reporte upon this his Matys Governm^t
When the clarke of this Board agreed with the last assembly