346 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-9S

Good liking Discharge Ourselves faithfully in that Trust
reposed in us by the freemen of this Province, who Notwith-
standing they have Complyed with Your Lordships Writts for
Election in Chooseing Two Deputies or Delegates for each
County thereby Sufficiently Empowering us to Advise and
Consent to and with Your Lordship upon the Urgent Affairs
of this Province yet they have given Instruction to their
severall Delegates to pray and make Provision that they may
be restored to their former freedom of Choosing and electing
the accustomed Number of Delegates for each County to be
the representative Body of this Province and having taken the
whole Matter into Our Serious Consideration as well those
reasons Given by Your Lordship as the Desire of the Free-
men aforesaid; And being Confident in your Lordships Word
that you design nothing but the ease of the Inhabitants, and

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Lessening the Charge that might Acrue by a Greater Number;
We have Studyed by avoiding all Obstinacy to your Lordships
Design to find out an Expedient that may as well fully Comply
with your Lordships good intentions and Satisfie the Minds
and Desire of the People, and this by a Bill Directing that all
Writts for the future, may go out for the Electing of Two
three or four Delegates for each County at the Choice of the
Freemen thereof; And this may it Please Your Lordship We
most Humbly Advise to be the most Honourable and safest
way as well for your Lordship as Ourselves, And We doubt not
that when it shall thereby Appear without all Contradiction to
the Freemen, of this Province, that Your Lordship designs
Nothing therein but the Ease and welfare of the Inhabitants
they will readily Consent and Agree to Elect such and So
Many as they find Agreeable to your Lordships Desires for
that End; Thus may it please Your Lordship having most
humbly presented Our so reasonable Desires we doubt not
of Your Lordships Gacious Condescention; And W^Te shall
always pray for Your Lordships Long and happy Dominion
over Us—
Signed p. Order Tho Grunwin Cl of the Lower house of
Assembly

Upper house Adjourns for two hours.

Upper house mett according to Adjournment
Present as before—

A Message from the Lower house p M^r Thomas Burford
and M^r William Peirce which they Deliver in two Papers and
return to their house being as foll. Viz^t