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By the House of Delegates December the 14th 1708

This House are verry sorry the honble Council should hearken
to the cunning subtle Insinuations of any designing Persons
and not look into the Statutes impowering Courts to admitt
Attornys &c 15th Edw: 2^d Chap. I^st & 4^th H. 4 Chap 18th
and many other which will more truly inform them the Courts
have the only power to admitt Attorneys. And this House
cannot but take notice how easily private Bills pass but when
anything offers for the good of the Country some Persons
throw stumbling Blocks in their way and therefore they pray
the honble Council's Concurrence with this Bill
Signed p order R Dallam Cl Ho Del.

Ordered this message lye on the Board till to-morrow
morning
The Board adjourned till ten of the Clock to morrow
morning

Wednesday December 15th 1708
The Council Sate Present as yesterday

And the message last night by M^r West & five other of the
House's members being taken into Consideration. Resolved
the following answer be sent thereto Viz.

U. H. J.

By the Council in Assembly December the 15^th 1708

In answer to your message by M^r West and five other mem-
bers of your House we cannot but take leave after so many
Condescensions and so much fair Temper by us made and Ex-
pressed towards you during the whole transactions of this Ses-
sions to tell you how much we are Concerned you should have so
light an opinion of us that we should hearken to the cunning
Subtile Insinuations of any designing Persons who Endeavour
to throw Stumbling Blocks in your way to serve the Country,
and assure you that we heartily wish such as ungrateful to
your House as we firmly resolve they shall be to our Board
and therefore as it is our Intention in Imitation of his Excell
the Governour's noble Example and declaration to use our ut-
most Endeavours for the Service of our Queen and Country
without Artifice or design so we affirm to you were we not
Convinced that it was & still in this Province is the royal
Prerogative to admitt & allow of Attornys we should not
spend unprofitable minutes to refuse what you might reason-
ably Challenge
Therefore as we believe you to be men of sound reason we
shall in order to put an End to this Dispute Satisfye you it was

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