The Lower House. 153

Col^o Edward Lloyd and Col^o Ennalls from the Honble
Council deliver Mr Speaker a

Copy of one of her late Majesty's Royal Instructions to
his Excellency the Governor &a

You shall reduce the Salary of the Members of the As-
sembly to such a moderate Proportion as may be no Aggriev-
ance to the Country wherein nevertheless you are to use your
Discretion so as no Inconvenience may arise thereby.

By his Excellency the Governor & Council in Assembly
May 16th 1715
Gentlemen,

The above being a Copy of one of the Royal Instructions
to his Excellency the Governor is laid before your House and
your Sentiments desired thereon
Signed p Order W Bladen Clerk Council

The following Message being Prepared is ordered to be
entered Viz.

By the House of Delegates
May the 16th 1715

May it please your Excellency
On Consideration had of the 28th Article of the Royal In-
structions to your Excellency about a House or Rent com-
municated to the House of Delegates on the 24th June 1714

L. H. J.

and by your Excellency's Concurrence referred to the last
Sessions and from that to this and well knowing that since
there is no House built for a Governor the Want thereof must
be a considerable Charge to your Excellency; an Account of
which we desire your Excellency will order to be laid before
this House that our Committee of Accounts may proceed to
allow the same as we can assure your Excellency the Circum-
stances of this Province are as yet very low so we hope your
Excellency will so far continue your tender Regard of this
Province as not to insist at present on the building of an
House till the Province is better able to raise a Fund for that
Purpose and should be very glad your Excellency would be
pleased to propose to us something on that Subject
Signed p Order Thos Macnemara Cl. Ho. Del.

The same is sent up to his Excellency the Governor by Mr
Rousby, Mr Amos Garrett, Major Wilson, Mr Thomas Holds-
worth, Mr Whittington, Capt Trippe, Capt Codd and M
Daahield.

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