134 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Council the stamina of Judgm^t Hints the assessment Bill for
the Kings Service not passed, sent by the Lo. H. to the Up^r
H. rejected by the Up^r H. with^t any reason I say this Hint
conclusive in his reflections ab^t the money Bills & an Agent
he says " why have the Upper H. rejected the Bills with giving
any reasons for it, or proposing any amendment, since they
assume a right to amendmen^t of Money Bills: here he hints
the Lex Parlamenti the Lo. H. Assumption ! is not extant upon
the Journals of Assembly cogent reasons ag^t passing the first
Bill by the Upper H. & supported therein by & w^th the advice
of M^r Pratt his Majesty's Attorn^y Gen^l extant on the Journals.
As to the Agent Bill has not the Up^r H. giving reason ag^t it,
therefore how false his charge. And then again ab^t an
address how false, the Non-presentm^t of the Delagates
Address: It was present'd to the Earl of Egremont one of His
Majesty's Sec^rys of State & by him rejected to the King from
the impropriety of the Address as I learn't at the Office. M^r
Franklyn now Gov^r of the New Jersey by him presented as
their Agent said at the office; how false not presented? I
desired to be heard ag^l the Alligations of the Address, & of
this I acquainted at the office of Sec^y is it to be conceived that
M^r Franklyn acquainted his constituents of nothing of his
procedure with their Address & for w^h they must have paid
for the trouble given him. No sure not to be conjectured.
The Let^r goes on attempts to shew a certain C-t he applyes
mentioned in the Court Calendar then shews him of Duplicity
of character Jesuitically Quoted on he claims not nor is
desirous of, but that of provincial Sec^y his Lord^ps appointment
he has. ib this Sarcasm the writer has Joy by his sharp wit
invenom'd invective falsely hinted, forged by him on an
absurd Publisher. He then proceeds to the Judicial Powers,
the County Court, the Provincial Court, the Court of Chancery
& the Court of Appeals Subjoins Notes of answ^rs with mixt
Reason mixt propositions denounces good & Bad as matter
& motion jumble in his Brain invenom'd to his Point of Defa-
mation & abuse, Darts at his Lord Proprietor & at his &c^a
nay. prognosticates of future Ages, so wonderful is his
sagacity, with submission I shall venture to touch But one
of his charges viz: It is so, the clerks of the County Court
preside as Judges in the Provincial Courts & other Judges
are composed of men who enjoy other offices under the Pro-
prietor. It is very absurd distribution of Power certainly &
ought not to exist, & No doubt Judges should be always for
Life, no remove with^t cause shown & Awarded. Such Judges
ought to be men of Stability & sound Judgement, who are
they but men of circumstances, Honour & of good Erudition:
such will not take But from Reward & of this I hear Mary-