502 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 1710.

U. H. J.

to the s^d Prisoner and grant her a pardon ( if to them it shall
seem meet ) which will prevent a great Charge to the Province
Signed p order R Dallam Cl Ho Del

Upon reading whereof advised that a pardon be granted her
Then came the Honble Col Rob^t Quary and was added to
the Board
And the House's Message by Major Gale and others
relating to the restraining the Jurisdiction of the Provincial
Court being considered It was offered that the making such
an Act as desired might lessen her Majesty's Prerogative and
that it may be Safer to defer Enacting such Law, until her
Majesty's Pleasure be known, And therefore proposed &
agreed that the following Answer be sent to the House Viz.

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By the Council in Assembly Novem^r I^st 1710
This Board having had long and serious Consideration and
Debate upon the House's Message relating to the Aggrievances
offered by the Grand Jury & the redressing thereof, some of
us are of opinion that the Enacting such Law would very much
Intrench upon her Majesty's royal Prerogative in restraining
her Supreme Court of common Law within this Province from
taking Cognizance of Actions to be brought of the sums
proposed But as to that part of the Aggrievance relating to
the suing of Drawers and Endorsers in Separate Actions if
your House can find any expedient to remedy it we shall
heartily join with you
Signed p Order W Bladen Cl Coun

Sent by M^r Young Col Greenbury M^r Hall & Col Whittington
M^r Gale & twenty three of the Houses Members bring.

By the House of Delegates November the first 1710
In answer to your Message by Samuel Young Esq^r and
three other members of your Board this House do say that
unless a Bill be passed this Session for the restraining the
Provincial Courts Jurisdiction their meeting here has been
only to burthen the Country neither can they see wherein It
will intrench on her Majesty's Prerogative and are very sorry
some particular Interests should obstruct a Bill so highly
necessary for the Good & Welfare of this Province and have
resolved no other Expedient can relieve the Aggrievance