The Upper House. 9

Cap^t Hill and 9 other members from the house who bring
the following Answer to what his Excellency was pleased
Yesterday to say unto them viz^t

Original
Journal.

May it please your Excellency
We have Observed the progress of your Ex^cy'^s Governm^t
and Gratefully Acknowledge yo^r Sincere Endeavours for the
Good of his Ma^tys Liege People in this Province and without
any jealousies Assure our Selves the same for the future.
We are Extreamly Satisfyed to have your Excellency Ac-
knowledge our Actions in the last Sessions to have been to
your Satisfaction. We Assure your Excellency We are Come
againe with the same Candid and Honest Resolution, inviola-
bly to Maintaine the Same Good Agreem^t and right Under-
standing which hath hitherto been betwixt us, and Confess
have had Convincing proofs of Your Excellency's reguard for
the Province in Generall and every one of us in pticular. We
Thankfully Acknowledge your Excellency hath managed the
Affairs of this Province with the least Charge and Expence
that could be your Government hath been Discreet Just, easy
and most Acceptable to us all, & if any difficultys Come upon
this Province and us, we will never Seditiously, factiously nor
with Anger & reflections Secretly murmurr and Grumble but
w^th upright & honest hearts According to our Duty with Can-
dar and freedom in Proper Place will represent such Grievan-
ces to yo^r Excell^cy being entirely confident of your Excell^cy's
Redress and in the mean time we have no apprehencon that
any Difficulty will be to us by yo^r Excell^cys Procurement.

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The Glory of God & the advancem^t of this his Ma^tys Prov-
ince and Good Correspondency with our neighbouring Colo-
nys shall be our Endeavours, And if his Maty hath been pleased
to Repeale the present Act for Establishing the Protestant
Religion Yet will we not be discouraged but Endeavour by
Your Excellencys Conduct to Adjust Matters so Agreeable to

his Ma^tys Pleasure & the Generall Satisfaction of this Province

That we hope his Ma^ty will att Length by Law Establish
Religion amongst us According to the Church of England,
That our Children and Posterity being preserved in the Unity
of the Church from faction and Schism in honesty and Char-
ity, may become Good and Sober men, Loveing Virtue flying
Vice the rational Consequence of True Christian Doctrine,
which God preserve amongst us, We never had the lest Ap-
prehension of his Ma^tys Obstructing our Liberty and we have
Sufficient Assurance of his Royal Attchievements for the pre-
servation of it if it be any time unjustly Obstructed, We are
Assured that such Obstruction proceeds not from his Ma^ty,

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