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give it but when we Reflect upon the many base and unpar-
donable faults he has been Guilty of to the Court in his Office
and to the Government We beg Leave to trouble your Excel-
lency a Little further till We Inform you that some time since
he used the Court in such Contemptible manner that we were
Obliged to represent it to the Late Governor who gave him
a very Severe repremand and threatned to turn him out of his
Office, which had no other Effect on that Gentlemen than to
make him more Insolent and to say to some of his Confidents
he believed he should been turned out of his Office if the
Governor durst do it; We beg Leave further to Inform your
Excellency he has Ordered his deputy at times not to Enter
Actions brought against him by his Creditors as was the Case
when M^r Razolini Ordered a Bill to be filed against him and
now forbids another by M^r Thomas Reynolds; Add to these

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his Refusing the Justices to Inspect what damages the Records
had sustained by the late Melancholy Accident of Burning
our Court house which any other Person but himself would
desired us to have done for his Own Safety; and his disaffec-
tion to the present happy Establishment of our Government
which too plainly Appeared at Our Last April Assize Court,
& would more plainly Appeared so, if the Principal Evidence
had been called on, who took down in Writing from his
mouth these very words Viz. We Complained the French
Subjects were in a State of Slavery (but by God he could not
see we were in better) for the difference was only this if the
King of France wanted a Sum of Money he would Command
it from his Subjects and if the King of England wanted a
Sum of Money he would make his Parliament give it him and
yet We bragg truly of Our great freedom; That this Person
is realy disaffected to Our Government further appears by his
Children being Baptized by Roman Priests and his Con-
stantly frequenting Gentlemens houses when and where the
Roman Communion is Exercised and scarce ever being Seen
in his Parish Church or any Other Church of England; In
short Sir while this Person Continues in his Office We or any
other Justices of this Court will be in Continual danger of
being called before other Courts of higher Judicature for his
own faults and Malepractice in his Office not ours nor can
we believe any Person who has a Property in the Records
can be Safe whilest they Remain in his hands all which we
think Our duty to Lay before your Excellency not doubting
of your Care to take such Steps as will Effectually prevent his
further vexing this Court or Injuring any concerned in the
Records or Proceedings thereof, So Returning Your Excel-
lency Our hearty thanks for the many marks of favour Con-
ferred on us, and Requesting you will be pleased to Appoint

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