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composed of the lustices of Peace or simple Magistrates have
by some means or other been nominated to sit as Iudges in a
Superiour Court of Judicature which I beg leave to submit to
your Ldps Consideration I have taken the Liberty to inclose
to your Ldp the Copy of a Letter I lately received from the
Rector of Coventry Parish in Somerset County a Person of a
most abandoned & prostituted Life & Character, which I appre-
hend He was incited to write to me by my refusal to grant him
a Nolo Prosequi to prevent his being punished according to
Law for marrying Persons without Lycence. Your Ldp will
perceive what Sentiments he entertains of any superiour
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Authority but if your Ldp should be pleased to take any Steps
for his Suspension or removal the whole Parish will gladly
transmit me Attestations of his notorious immoral Behaviour
by which He has forfeited not only the Character of a Clergy-
man but even of a Christian I am &c.
[Sharpe to Calvert.]
6 Iune 1754. transmitted by Doctor Thornton in Capt.
Rawlins.
Sr
I have taken this Opportunity of transmitting in Obedience to
his Ldp's Instructions Duplicates of all the Laws enacted at the
Conclusion of the October Session & have also inclosed to you
an Abridgment of all the Proceedings of both Houses of
Assembly from the year 1661 that relate to the Disposition of
the fines & forfeitures arising from the Lycencing Ordinaries,
upon which Article I desired you in my last to favour me with
his Ldp's or your farther Instructions.
I have been obliged again to prorogue our Assembly till July
next without having obtained the Ends for which they were
convened: with some difficulty were they prevailed on to pro-
vide for the Commrs & for a Present to be delivered the Six
Nations at the approaching Interview at Albany; but so in-
superably indifferent or perverse were they with respect to the
other Service recommended to them in my Speech that all they
consulted was how to save Appearances & seem to be disposed
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to encourage that important Enterprize. for this purpose a
Bill was prepared & sent to the upper House under the Title
of an Act for His Majesty's Service whereby the Sum of £3000
was to be granted for the Support of the neighbouring Colo-
nies against any hostile Troops that shall attack or invade His
Majestys Territories on this Continent, amongst other means
for repaying the said £3000 was inserted the old Clause
respecting Hawkers & Pedlars from a Tittle of which as they
were found resolutely determined not to recede. The Bill was
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