Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 10, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698. 111

As to having the Laws put in apter Language the house is
well satisfyed with them and will not resolve to Imploy any
Lawyer to mend them.
Upon reading that part of theire Lordsps the Lords of the
Councill for trade and plantations Letter wherein they seem to
take notice of the deficiency of this province in not having an
agent in England appointed by Act of Assembly as other of
his Majty⁵ plantations have.
Put to the Question if any such agent shall be appointed or
not and carried in the negative that no such agent be ap-
pointed.
Resolved that his Maty be addressed upon the happy con-
clusion of the peace.
That as to appointing a day of Thanksgiving for the peace.
Resolved that this house will Solemnize such day of Thanks-
giveing when his Ex^cy the Gover^r shall think fitt to appoint the
Same.
Resolved that Letters of thanks be written to his Grace the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury my L^d Bishop of London, D^r
Thomas Bray and Esq^re Neale and that the Comittee of Laws
prepare the said Letters.
Also the said Comittee are ordered to draw up an address
of thanks to the Lords of the Councill for Trade and planta-
tions for theire peculiar regard of this province.
Also to his Ex^cys proposall about placeing the Justices of the
provinciall Courts. The house wholy refere the same to his
Ex^cys good likeing as he shall think fitt.
Then came the hon^ble Thomas Tench and Iames Frisby Esq^r
and brought down the Bills yesterday sent up and the severall
following Messages. Viz^t

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly
March 24^th 1698.

The houses answer in relation to M^r Masons Letter was
rec^d and here read, to which his Ex^cy is pleased to say that M^r
Mason has been Severall times sent to and has diverse notices
time enough to have gott all his acc^ts ready, but it appearing
an absolute negligence in the said M^r Mason in not sending
them according to time, this Board do not think him a fitt
person to be continued in that Station of Treasurer and if any
of the Navall officers have not done theire duty his Ex^cy will
take care to displace them.
Signed p order
Hen Denton Ck: Councill.

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