466 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Assembly. After turning to the Act & reading it M^r Chew
asked M^r Alien what he thought of it, M^r Alien answered you
don't consider the Spirit of the Law. M^r Chew replied you
don't consider your own Interest & the Spirit of the Devil
perhaps. M^r Alien said he was surprized that so many
Learned Men in the Law could not construe the Spirit of the
Law & then M^r Alien repeatedly accused M^r Chew of his
former Promise to Vote for his holding the two Parishes & his
not complying with it. M^r Chew acknowledged his having
passed his Promise to Vote for him & said that he had often
owned it, but that he had changed his opinion of the Propriety
of it tho he had Voted for him & that M^r Alien in mentioning
that did not use him as a Gentleman. After M^r Alien's
making some further Remarks about the Promise M^r Chew
told him he might say what he pleased for that he (M^r Chew)
should not change his mind again about it to be ridiculed &
blamed by People as they had blamed him for what had
been done already. M^r Alien laying his hand on M^r Chews
shoulder My Friend says he you shan't be blamed about it I'll
take the Burthen off Your shoulders. M^r Chew in the mean
time being seated & M^r Alien continuing the Conversation
M^r Chew got out of the Chair & was walking out of the Room
designing to leave M^r Alien as he found himself not able to
bear much more of M^r Aliens Conversation with Temper ;
but as M^r Alien was speaking something which M^r Chew did
not distinctly hear, M^r Chew instead of going immediately
out of the Room walked across it, & M^r Alien got out of his
Seat walking across the Room too; he again mentioned the
Matter of the Promise & said such Alterations were surprizing
but he knew whence the Change came, wished that he had
been a Month or two forwarded, said something of his expect-
ing Letters from home which would convince some People &
said My Lords Authority was greater here than we expected.
After a Pause M^r Allen said I know where this sudden
Change comes from, Ay, Dulany or M^r Dulany. M^r Chew
answered Sir You've no Right to reflect on any Gentleman
for I give you my Word & Honour I have had no Conversa-
tion with M^r Dulany nor know his sentiments on it. M^r Alien
repeated several times he should doubt the A Bible lying
on a Desk near M^r Chew he laid his hand, on it & said Sir I
can here solemnly swear that I have had no Conversation
with M^r Dulany nor know any thing of his being Your Enemy
in it more than you have told me Yourself. M^r Alien said
notwithstanding that Sir I should much doubt or question
Your Word. M^r Chew answered Whats that you say Sir,
There's the Door. M^r Alien being then turning about from
the Door & saying No Sir, M^r Chew called him a damnd