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dorsed by the Lower House Read the first & second times &
will pass
Which Bills being Read in this House the first and second
times & Endorsed will pass, And were sent to the Lower House
by the honble Col Addison
The honble Col Edward Lloyd came & gave in his answer
to the Charge of the Lower House imposed against him the
19th Instant as followeth

In answer to the Charge of the Lower House of Assembly
that during the time the said Edwd Lloyd was Presidt & Com-
mander in Chief of the sd Province They find by the Testi-
mony of Several members of that House that on his Allega-
tions that he had not then received nor had any certainty of
receiving any Benefit! by being President, He was allowed the
Sallary & itinerant Charges of a Councellour notwithstanding
which He then received part & since the one full moiety of
the nine pence p hhd & of Sundry other perquisites Sufficient
to answer his Charge of Attendance

U. H. J.

The said Edward Lloyd Saith that He is much Surprised to
find that any Gentlemen should misconceive or wrest his
words for that he denyeth that ever he made such Allegations
which would have been flatly opposite of the matter of Fact
known not only to her Majesty's then honble Council as well
as the Several Officers of the Revenue And as he presumes
great part of the Assembly who had made him Allowances
for several Perquisites as may appear by their Journalls But
acknowledges that he has often declared that the Reward for
the Services he performed in that Station was a thing very
precarious as not knowing how long the same might continue
or how soon be determined by her Majestys speedy dispatch-
ing a Governour in Chief into this province That as to his
claiming & taking the Allowance of a Councellour He is ad-
vised & humbly conceives It was lawful for him so to do and
that by virtue of his being a Councellour & the eldest of the
then Council (& not as Lt Governt or Commander in chief of
this Province) He took upon him to preside & act as a Com-
mander in Chief on which occasion her Majesty by her royal
Instructions was pleased to appoint & direct the Moiety of the
said ninepence p hhd & of the other Perquisites to be paid
him for his better Support in that Station and that It may the
more Evidently appear that the sd Edwd Lloyd was always
understood by the Right honble the Secretary of State and
Lords of Trade & Plantations even whilst He exercised the
said Powers to be one of her Majesty's Council the super-

p. 234

scriptions of all their Letters are to the honble Edward Lloyd
Esqr President of her Majesty's Council in her Majesty's

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