380 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

U. H. J.

Pretence That we are sorry her Majesty should by the un-
wearyed Solicitations of S^r Tho^s Lawrence require any thing
of us to which we cannot assent we have prepared an address
about this and are desirous your Honours to join

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We thank your Honours for so readily & diligently taking
on you the Administration of Governm^t according to her
Majesty's royal Instructions and we shall always be ready to
support you in it and join with you in what is our Duty that
her Majesty's Service and Welfare of the Province may not be
impaired in the Absence of a Cap^t Gen^l and to show our duti-
fulness to her Majesty and good Affection to your Honours
Signed p order W Taylard Cl Ho Del.

Ordered that Col Holland Col Ennalls Col Greenfield and
Col Whittington carry the following message to the House of
Delegates

By the Council in Assembly October 27th 1709

Here we send you a Copy of S^r Thomas Lawrences
answers to your Reasons for taking from him the Ordinary
Licences which is transmitted from the Lords of the Council
of Trade &c also his further representation and complaints of
Hardships & Damages done him here & desire you will well
consider this matter and give a Satisfactory answer thereto
that her Majesty and their Lordships may not be further im-
portuned with the Secretary's Complaints or we be thought to
have done him any wrong.
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Col Ennalls & Col Greenberry sent to the House with a
Copy of a Paragraph of the Lords of the Council of Trade and
Plantations Letter of the 26th March 1707 to Governour Sey-
mour, which came not to hand until the 24th day of June
1709 Viz.

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And as to the Assembly's Desire of a Small Species of
Copper Coin if they send over the value hither We shall move
her Ma:ty that such a quantity of Copper Coin be sent in lieu
thereof upon Condition that no Person be forced to take the
same in payments which ought to be voluntary
Copy of Several Paragraphs in their Lordships Letters to
his late Excell the Governour dated the 12th January 1708/9
We have considered the Law for encouragem^t of Learning
and passed in Sep^r 1694 and find that the last Clause which is
in the following words Viz^t (and be it Enacted by the Author-
ity af^d that no person or persons whatsoever having your most