The Upper House. 455

By the House of Delegates
October the 7^th 1714

May It please your Excellency.
We the Delegates of this Province now assembled beg
leave to return your Excellency our unfeigned Thanks for
your most favourable Speech
The valuable proposals therein made (being of such Con-
cern to the Province in General) cannot but make a deep
Impression upon all who value or regard the Welfare of it:
As an Instance of our ready Obedience to her Majesty's
Commands & your Excellencys request we shall apply our-
selves with our utmost diligence to assist in the Examination
of the Laws of this Province in order to the Amendment of
such as shall want it in the most expeditious manner and with
as little Expence as possible
The Encouragement of Schools for the propagation of
Learning the Advancement of the Tob^o Trade and the ascer-
taining the Bounds of Land are things of such Consequence
to this Province & so earnestly recommended to your Excel-
lency that we think ourselves under a double Obligation of
proceeding to consider & debate them in the manner proposed

U, H. J.

by your Excellency. We hope that in these and in all other
particulars, we shall sincerely Endeavour to perform our
Duty to God & take due Care to acquitt our selves as dutiful
and Loyal Subjects to our Sovereign and a grateful people
to your Excellency & faithful Servants to our Country
Signed p order Tho^s Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

M^r James Macall & five others brought up the following
Message Viz.
By the House of Delegates
October the 7th 1714

May it please your Excellency
Your Excell^cy on the humble Address of this House of the
second of July 1714 praying directions to be given her
Majesty's Receivers to lay their Accompts of the 3^d p Hh^d
applyed by her Majesty for purchasing Arms & Ammunition
for the defence of this province, before this House this Ses-
sion; was pleased to return in Answer thereto That directions
were given the said Receivers accordingly, But the same not
being as yet done we pray your Excellency's further directions
about the same And that an Account of the Fines & Forfeit-
ures received by the said Receivers be likewise laid before
this House this Sessions

Signed p order Tho^s Macnemara Cl Ho Del.

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