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afd purpose was sent to the Lower House by Col Coursey
Col Ennalls Col Young Mr Hall & Col Whittington
Resolved that the honble Col Coursey Col Ennalls Col
Young Mr Hall & Col Whittington be appointed to join with
the members of the Lower House to present the Address
from both Houses to his Excellency the Governt
And accordingly twelve of the Lower Houses Members
having joined them they presented to his Excellency the fol-
lowing Address Viz.

To his Excellency John Hart Esqr Capt Genl & Governour
in chief in & over this Province

The humble Address of the Upper & Lower Houses of
Assembly

May It please Your Excellency
As It is impossible We should forgett the late audacious
wicked & rebellious practices of many disaffected Persons in
this Government against our most gracious Sovereign Lord
King George (whom God long prosper) and that at a time
when the Rebells to his Majesty's Crown of great Brittain
gave us no small uneasiness & them no less hopes of prevail-
ing against us so we see your Excellency's Zeal on that occa-
sion for his Majesty's Service & exact discharge of your
Duty in issuing several Seasonable Proclamations to Sup-
press their seditious & Treasonable Devices & to detect their
Practices especially the Proclamation wherein your Excellency
offered & since has given a considerable Sum of mony out of
your pockett for the Discovery of those who fired the great

U. H. J.

p. 217

Guns in this City in the night of the last Anniversary Day of
the Birth of the Person commonly called the Pretender &
your bringing to condign Punishmt the Offenders lately pre-
sented before the special Courts of Oyer & Terminer & Goal
Delivery will ever remain a lasting proof of your Loyalty to
his most Sacred Majesty Fidelity to his Lordship & kind In-
clinations to preserve the peace & Welfare of this Province
for all which & many more acceptable Benefits we have re-
ceived from your Excellency's just Administration of the
Governmt ever since we have been so happy to have you
preside over us we are obliged in Duty & gratitude to return
you our most thankful Acknowledgments which we humbly
desire you to accept from our Hearts as well as hands
We are sorry to find the Right Honble our Lord Propry
should be prevailed on by the Artifices of every evil design-
ing Person who can have no good Will to our peace or Pros-
perity or any true Regard to his Lordship's Interest to lopp

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