76 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694.

Original
Journal.

Motives herewith Offered to your Ex^ncie & this Hono^ble Board
will upon due Consideracon thereof seem Sufficient to hinder
the said Bill from being past into a Law by y^r Ex^ncie & the
Covncills Assent therevnto But least the small difference of
voices in the Assembly might prevayle w^th your Ex^ncies inclin-
acon to the publick good, Sufficiently proved to all such
places as have had the happiness of being vnder your Gov-
ernmen^t before the said Motives; w^ch y^r pet^rs belive they have
very little reason to feare, the Matter being to be weighed by

a pson of y^r Ex^ncies knowne Experience Assisted by soc worthy
a Covncill, y^r pet^rs humbly crave leave to represent to your
Ex^ncie and this Board: That the appointing a place for the
Supreame Courts of Judicature & Seate of Governm^t in any
Kingdom, Colony, Province, or Territory, belonging to the
Crowne of England, is a peculiar prerogative of the Crowne,
& that the upholding & Maintaineing the Kings progatiue is
as Essentiall, & undoubted a part of the Laws of England, as
the liberty & property of the Subject is, and that when either
the former is intrenched upon by the Subjects or the Later
invaded by the prince the State is in a Convulsion.
That as the Subjects of this province are well Satisfyed of
their Maj^ties tenderness & care of their Libertyes & proptyes
Sufficiently evidenced by their placeing a pson of y^r Ex^ncies
knowne Regard to the same, at the helme of this Governm^t
Soe y^r pet^rs doe humbly conceive, that it is not consistant w^th
the Rules of gratitude for soe great a Blessing, nor the differ-
ence & regard w^ch good Subjects ought to haue to the pre-
rogative of soe Clement a prince, to pass a Law w^ch your
pet^rs are well informed is an apparent incroachment upon the
Same.
Wherefore y^r pet^rs doe most Humbly pray that Least this
province may be soe blemished, as to have it said that it was
the first of the American plantacons that Offered Violence to
the progative of soe worthy a prince by passing the said Bill
into a Law your Ex^ncy and your hono^ble Councill will please to
reject the said Bill untill such time as Leave be first Obtained
from their Maj^ties (as the method ought to be in such a Case)
for prepareing & bringing in the Same, And your pet^rs humbly
begg pardon for takeing the freedom of putting your Ex^ncie in
Minde of a matter w^ch they know is your Chiefest care to
preserve Shall Ever pray &^ca

p. 59

By the Assembly October the 11^th 1694

This House have read & considered of the pet^rs & Reasons
of the Mayo^r Aldermen & others calling themselves Comon
Covncill & ffreemen of the City of Sn^t Maries ag^l removeing