422 Assembly Proceedings, July 17- Aug. 10, 1716.

U. H. J.

And as we have just reason to believe that your abjuring
the Idolatrous & dangerous Principles and doctrines of the
Church of Rome & your embracing the true Orthodox Re-
ligion & Principles of the Church of England (we hope to
your eternal Happiness) was the great motive which prevailed
with his royal Majesty to restore your Lordship to your just
Right of Governm^t for some time withheld from your Ances-
tors & lodged in the Crown for Reasons of State unknown to
us so we hope you will be Secure in the lasting & peaceable
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us by maintaining & supporting that our holy Religion and
protecting us in all our Civil Rights & Libertys
We beg leave to assure your Lordship that we resolve
never to be wanting in our part in assisting your Lordship
what we can for the obtaining this happy End. We do with
all Sincerity & Gratitude acknowledge your Lordship's early
Care of us by continuing to us a Governour who with un-
wearyed Diligence pursues the Honour & Interest of your
Lordship's Government the Security & Safety of the Protestant
Religion and the Welfare & prosperity of all your People
And We should judge ourselves wanting in our Duty both
to your Lordship & the Inhabitants of this Province & of doing
Justice to his Excellency the Governour should we omitt to
lay before you our humble opinion, that those who advised
his Ldship to curtaile his power by lodging so great a part of
it in the Hands of a professed Papist who refused to take the
Oaths appointed by Law, when tendred him contrary to the
Laws both of Great Brittain & this your Province as well as
his Majesty's royal Instructions in the first & second Articles
communicated to us & granting Commissions in blank for par-
ticular offices under a Great Seal not made use of in this
province, & putting them into the Hands of Papists to be dis-
tributed to such Persons as they shall think fitt had more
regard to their own private Interest than either to the Honour
or Safety of your Lordship's Government
And we are Sorry we have Occasion at this Time to repre-

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sent to your Lordship that our Governour has acquainted us
that after all his faithful Services he has been able to do your
Ldship & your noble Father he thinks himself so much less-
ened in his Character as well as Authority that he cannot
serve your Lordship any Longer with Honour, & Success &
therefore has desired to be recalled unless your Lordship
shall think fitt to restore him to the Powers he formerly held
& exercised according to the Commission you have granted
him
Which if your Lordship vouchsafes to do will oblige us to