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    they had fully Complyed with the Bond Given by Mr For- Lib. X.

    ward but that they were denied in Effect the Benefit of the

    Property proposed by that Act being greatly hindered by the

    Corporation of this City by Virtue of a Law as some have

    said of our own making

     We beg Leave to Assure your Honours that their Allega

    tion is entirely false for we have made no such Law Nor have

    we Obliged them to take any of their Servants on board

    again after Landed nor denied them the Liberty of Selling p. 121

    them nor done any Action that the Factors Can justly deem

    prejudicial to their Imploy unless Our Legal Discharge of our

    duty by requiring security for the good Behaviour of Persons

    of ill fame be such, which we hope your Honours will not

    think us Accountable for either to Mr Forward or his factors

    Nor ought we to Neglect our duty tho Mr Forward should

    lose Money by his Bargain or not get so much by it as he

    Expected nor does it Concern us if Mr Forward should think

    proper for the better Advance of his Sales to become Surety

    for their good behaviour nor do we any ways hinder him

    from making the best of his bargain nor ought he to hinder

    us from keeping the Peace; we hope in this the Govt will

    protect us

      The Accusation the Factors make against one of the Mag

    istrates we believe is misrepresented ; it is affirmed by one

    of us that he was told Mr Moale said he would send the

    Convicts on shore and see who dar'd Commit any of them

    on which the Magistrate told Mr Moale if he heard him dare

    any Magistrate to do his Duty he would Oblige him and them

    too to give Security and if this be the instance the Factors

    mean we hope it is evident to your Honours as well by this

    as by other parts of their Representation at what a pragmati

    cal height of Imperious Insolence they are raised by Mr For

    wards Employ they are pleased to take upon them to Advise

    your Honours in matters of State and without their Sphere

    and yet pray remedy against us for Acting According to Law

    and our duty which if your Honours are not pleased to p. 122

    oblige them in they in Effect say they must tell their Masters

    May it please your Honours

      If any Magistrate has transgressed the Law to the Preju

    dice of the Representors the Law is open for their Remedy

    and his punishment with which they had no need to trouble

    your Honours there being an ordinary Remedy

      We hope the Representation of these Persons deserve no

    Encouragement from your Honours but that your Honours