Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 285

home, his Lordship is equally ready to Pay his Compliment
by sending over a proper Dye and If the Province will take
upon them the Charge he will Endeavor to find out proper
persons to execute it upon the easiest terms.
I have the honor to be with great regard & esteem
Hon^d S^r Your Excellencys
Most Obed^t & Ever Faithful Humble
Serv^t
Scrj^ts Inn London Hugh Hamersley

22 March 1766

P. S. Since Closing my Letter I have received from the
Trustees an Account of the Provincial Bank Stock and find the
Capital remaining at this day is £21.300 which at £128 p^r
Cent, the market price (when the Books shut for the Ladyday
Dividend) is worth about £25.891 7 6.

[Protest of the Minority in the Lords at the second reading of
the Bill to repeal the Stamp Act.]

Die Martis 11^o Martij 1766.
The Order of the Day being read for the 2^d Reading of the
Bill Intit^d An Act for repealing An Act made in the last
Session of Parliam^t Intitled An Act for Granting certain
Stamp Duties & other Duties in the Brittish Colonies & Planta-
tions in America &c.
The said Bill was read a Second Time.
And it being Moved to Commit the Bill,
The same was Objected to.
After long Debate thereupon,
The Question was put whether the said Bill shall be Committed.
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Contents. 73
Proxies. 32 105
not Cont^t 61
Proxies. 10 71
Dissentient
I^st Because, as this House has in this Session of Parliam^t
by several resolutions most solemnly Asserted & Declared,
First, " That the Kings Majesty by & with the Advice & Con-
sent of the Lords Spiritual & Temporal & Commons of Great
Britain in Parliam^t Assembled had, hath & of Right ought to
have full Power & Authority to make Laws & Statutes of
sufficient Force & Validity to bind the Colonies & People of
America Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all Cases
whatsoever."

Copy from
Journal.