356 Assembly Proceedings, June 2- July 3, 1714.

U, H. J.

time to time as may be Sufficient for defraying the necessary
Charges of this Province. And It is our firm resolution that

nothing shall be wanting in us necessary to obviate any

Emergency that may happen having the Assistance of her
Majesty's Favour and permission that we may enquire &
Examine how such Supplys are raised
With your Excellency's favour We beg leave to assure you
that some Provision is already made for the Preservation of
the Arms already provided for the defence of this Province
And that we shall be ready to make a further Provision if It
shall be thought necessary. And we cannot be so much want-
ing to ourselves as not to own her Sacred Majesty's princely
regard of us in recommending this particular (a thing that so
nearly concerns us) to your Excell as a part of your Instruc-
tions, It being our Desire and should be of all those that love

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the preservation of Liberty & Property to live under her aus-
picious and pious Government so long as God Will permitt
We also humbly desire that your Excellency will please to
be informed that there is such provision already made for the
summoning of Jurors in order for the Administration of Jus-
tice as the Circumstances of the people will at present admitt
of by an Act Entituled an Act for causing Grand & petite
Jurors & Witnesses to come to the Provincial & County
Courts. And that there is a Sufficient Provision already
made for the relief of Creditors or Persons becoming Bank-
rupts in Great Brittain and having Effects in this Province by
an Act Entituled an Act for the Relief of Creditors in England
against Bankrupts who have imported any Goods into this
Province not accounted for which is in full force
And further that this House never intended to propose any
Law for the lessening any part of her Majesty's Revenue but
could wish their Abilitys were such and their Inclinations
should not be wanting to augment it.
And we further assure your Excell that we shall at all times
yield such obedience to her Majesty as becomes Loyal Sub-
jects to so good & gracious a Queen and are entirely Satisfied
that her Majesty's good & pious Inclinations towards us are
such That she will at all times maintain to us & those we
represent such Rights & Libertys as any of her Subjects have
& Enjoy
Signed p order Tho^s Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

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His Excellency communicated to the Council two of her
Majesty's Royal Instructions Viz the 28th & 29th Articles
Which being read at the Board were ordered to be regis-
tered in the Council Proceedings & are as follows