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make War without the Consent of the Freemen of the Prov-
ince, and that all Charges of War shall be by assessment upon
the Persons and Estates of the Inhabitants (all Contracts where
there is a Trust, the promise of him or them Trusted is a Cov-
enant, and this though of Promise, & of Time to Come, yet
doth Transfer the Right, when that time Cometh, no less than
an Actual Donation For it is a Manifest Sign that he which
did perform (Evident) by the then Proprietor Acquiescence, to
the Act of 1749 understood it was the Will of them trusted to
perform also. Promises therefore of reciprocal Benefit are
Covenants & Signs of the Will, or last Acts of Deliberation,
whereby the Liberty of performing or not performing is taken
away, and consequently are Obligatory. The Act of 1649
was the Will of the Legislators then Assembled and United in
a Body Politick, the whole or the Major part declared the Will
of the whole Multitude being Assembled, the Consent being
such & by Acceptance of the Lord Proprietor, the Act was and
is a Mutual Donation and Covenant binding on each party
under Provincial Government, or Union called Monarchy.
Notwithstanding, the Evident proof of Exemption from Tax
by the Act of 1649, the present Proprietor, moved by Allegi-
ance to the King and Benevolence to his Province at a time
of Eminent danger by calamituous War caused by France, his
Lordship under such Considerations Moved has Subjected to
be Appropriated by Act of Assembly the whole of his Ordinary
and of Hawkers & Pedlars Licenses of Considerable Revenue
And since, by Act subjected all his Occupied Lands for the
same Use and purpose; the Latter under Assessment equally
in Common with his Provincial Tenants, Besides has sent other
Supply, Notwithstanding such free Gifts, it Availeth not with
the Lo: H —— their return is Discontent and murmur against
the Proprietor by their Proceedings, These things I write
not of your not being acquainted, you well know the Cir-
cumstances and Truth thereof, tis to show the Proprietor
is intelligent of his Provincial public Concerns and thinks he
has much Cause of Accusation of hard dealings by the Lo:
H —— After much Testimony of his goodness and Gen-
erosity, — His Lordship approves of your Letter the 27th of
March to General Amherst, and yours the 4th of April to Mr
Secretary Pitt, and is pleased with the Upper H —— s's
Address to you the 10th of April and Satisfied with their
zealous regard for the Public Affairs and thinks no reproach
is with them. — Of the naturalization Bill transmitted you by
his Lordships Approbation on behalf of Aliens, Approved by
the Up. H ——— at the Session of Assembly 22d of March last
and returned by the Lo: H ——— rejected, the rejection seems
un-Constitutional and against provincial Public Faith, the Bill
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