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A Message from the Lower house p^r Col Burgess William
Hatton M^r Stone M^r Frisby M^r Hosier and M^r Garrett—

Lower house of Assembly the 23^d August 1681.
This house resolves if his Lordship pleases to cause Writts
to issue forth for the Elections to fill up this house as of Right
ought to be that then this house will proceed upon Such Mat-
ters as shall be recommended to them from his Lordship—
Signed p^r Order of the House—
p^r C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine a Clock—

U. H. Journal
1659-98

24th August 1681

Upper house mett and present all as Yesterday
only Col Coursey and Col Stephens—

Then read the following Message from the Lower house
brought Yesterday after the Adjournment of this house by
M^r Hall M^r Pearce Cap^t Ladd M^r Ennalls, Cap^t Waterton
John Stevens M^r Dashiel and M^r Wolford Viz^t—

Lower house of Assembly 23^d Aug^t 1681
This house Humbly Offer that we are Extreamly Grieved
that his Lordship makes it Matter of Wonder that this house
asserts their Rights and Priviledges rather from the Rules of
England then the imperfect Proceedings of the Nominated
Colonies, the first being Our Inherent Right yea and Birth
right though born in this Province, by the words of his Lord-
ships Charter, and the last both Dishonourable for his Lord-
ship and unsafe for us—
2^d Our Propositions can no way be Deemed (as in the last
Message impracticable Seeing we have fully prescribed the
way and Such a way as is no way Injurious nor Dishonourable
to his Lordship—
3^dly To liken us to a Conquered People We take very
heavily and wish we had not heard and do wonder it should
pass the Upper house, But if the Word Conquest intends that
we are Subject to Arbitrary Laws and Impositions then we
humbly take Leave to believe that they are not his Lordships
Words, but the Result of Strange if not evill Council.—
4th That his Lordship hath by his Majesties Charter Suffi-
cient Rights and Prerogatives for an Honourable Government
we are Satisfied and that his Majesty has Reserved for us the
rights and Priviledges of English Men is that We insist upon

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