The Upper House. 469

First That His Lordship having signifyed to this General
Assembly his Acceptation of the 18d p Hhd on Consideration
of his Lordship's taking the Quitt Rents in Tob^o at 2d p Lb.
which is now passing into a Law the sd Mr Carroll or others
legally qualityed by his Lordship to receive the same may be
paid it by the Officers in whose Hands It is lodged which
paymt will be confirmed by that Law when passed
But as to the 15d p hhd residue of the 2sh & 9d It appears
to these Conferees that Sum was raised to his Majesty for the
support of Governmt of this Province & by her late Majesty
as well as his present Majestys Instructions 3d p hhd of that
Sum has always been applyed to the purchasing Arms and
Ammunition &c. And the rest of the support of the Governor

U. H. J.

for the Time being actually residing here And on Consider-
ation of such Application the Legislature of this Province has
always been the more ready to raise that Sum always intend-
ing it should be so applyed And therefore We hope his
Lordship never intended contrary to the End It was raised
and to the Instructions from the Crown to receive any part of
that mony himself It seeming probable if he had so designed
He would have employed some other Person than Mr Carrol
to receive it Unless Mr Carrol had promised his Lordship to
take the Oaths to the Government Which that money was
raised to Support without which by the Laws of this province
in force for many years past He could not be qualifyed for
such Service And therefore It is the opinion of these Conferees
that the publick Welfare of this Province is so far interested
& Concerned in the due Application of that impost for the
Honour & better security & Governm^t of the People as well
as the Defence thereof that no part thereof ought to be given
up especially into the Hands of Mr Carrol or any other
person disaffected to his Majesty's Governm^t or the Protestant
Interest
Mr Carrols recommending to his Excellency that Caution
should be used in assenting to some Laws seems to these
Conferees an unintelligible Direction designed on purpose by
him only to disturb his Excellency in that weak Condition of
Health he is in or for some other Secret Ends which Mr Carrol
ought to explain

p. 302

He says Caution is to be used in assenting to some Laws
but says not which and seems to take it for granted Caution
is not used in any
Mr Carrol seems not very kind to his Lordship in being
privy to a proceeding that may be to his Lordship's Detri-
ment without detecting it that It may be now prevented by
the Legislature

p. 303