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It is with infinite Satisfaction we perceive your Excellency's
good Inclinations in general in respect to the Welfare and
Advantage of this Province and particularly in recommending
to us the Improvement of Navigation and the Education of
our Youth, Things which will undoubtedly render us happy in
our Circumstances and considerable to our Neighbouring
Colonies and which we think ourselves obliged in Duty to
our Country to promote as far as in us lies with Regard had
to the Poverty of this Province.
We must beg your Excellency's Leave to refer what other
Matters of Weight you have proposed, to our more deliberate
Consideration.
We likewise beg Leave to acquaint your Excellency that
the good Assurance you have given us of his Majesty's
Personal Virtues and the true Representation of them in your
self together with that extraordinary Zeal and Diligence you
have always shewn for his Majesty's Service, especially by
your Proclamation of his Rights in the most expeditious
Manner (after Notice here) secures us so far of our happy
Circumstances that our Common Good obliges us to pray for
his Majesty's long and prosperous Reign and for your Excel-
lency's Health in a continued Governmt over us.
Signed p Order Thoa Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.
The aforegoing Answer is sent up to his Excy the Govr by
Mr Rousby, Colo Ward, Mr Tyler, Capt. Colegate, Major
Phillips, Mr Ballard, Mr Joseph Hill and Mr Foster Turbutt.
They return and say they delivered the same.
The Petition of Richard Manning being read the Consid-
eration of the House thereon is referred to the fourth Day of
next Sessions and Summons is to issue for all the Evidences to
be named by the Parties concerned to appear then to give
their Testimony: And whereas William Phillips of Dorchester
County has been summoned to appear as an Evidence on
Behalf of the Petitioner before this House and refused to obey
the same; It is Ordered That Summons issue to him requiring
his Appearance before the Bar of this House on the fourth
Day of next Assembly to answer for his Contempt and further
to give his Evidence in Behalf of the Petr touching the Matters
in the Petition.
Ordered That the Clerk of this House for the Time being
on the Application of any Person seeking Relief before this
House issue Summons requiring all Evidences to be named
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