The Upper House. 455

By the Lower House of Assembly
August the 7th 1716.

May it please your Excellcy

John Rousby Esqr pursuant to your Excellency's Command
has laid before this House his Account of 3d p hhd appro-
priated by her late Majesty for the purchase of Arms &c for
the defence of this Province which 3d from the 9th day of
November in the year 1707 to the 28th day of October 1715
amounts in the whole to £1909 5 s 9d Sterl. Out of which
we find the said John Rousby contrary to the Tenour of the
Receivers Commission Granted to George Plater Esqr by
King William & Queen Mary & the End for which the sd 3d
was designed deducts the full Receivers Sallary of £100
Sterl p Annum

We beg leave to refer your Excellency to the Entry of the
said Commission granted to the said George Plater made
in the Secretary's Office & to the Resolutions of the House
of Delegates on the 9th November 1709 & on the 13th May
1715 & of your Excellency & your honble Council of the 14th
of the same month & to the 26th Article of her late Majesty's
Instructions to your Excellency

In Consideration of which It is hoped your Excellency will

U. H. J.

be of opinion that the said John Rousby's Deduction of £100
Sallary p Annum out of the said 3d is unwarrantable He
acting pursuant to the Commission granted to Mr Plater &
none other And that therefore your Excellency will order
such Measures to be taken as will oblige the sd John Rousby
to account for & pay the sd 3d p hhd at least without deduct-
ing any more than its proportion of the Receiver's Sallary
And we humbly pray that your Excellency will order that the
money arising due by the said 3d p hhd since the sd 28th day
of October 1715 be accounted for And the paymt thereof
Secured in order to be ready to answer the End It was de-
signed for.
Signed p order Thos Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

The House adjourned for two Hours

Post Meridiem

The House again Sate Present as in the forenoon
Mr Thomas Robins & three more Delegates brought up
the Bill ascertaining the Gauge of Tob^o hhds &c. with the fol-
lowing Message

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