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

L. H. J.

three more of the Honble members of your house being read
this House approves thereof and will readily Joyn with your
Honrs therein, and have ordered the same to be Engrossed
with all speed
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

Sent to the Upper house by Mr Stoddert and Mr Turbutt
And the said Address to his Exncy is ordered to be Entered as
follows (Viz)

To his Exncy John Hart Esqr Cap^t Generall, and Governour
in Chief in and over this Province &c:

The humble Address of the Upper and Lower house of
Assembly

May it please your Exncy

p. 175

It is Impossible wee should forget the late audacious
Wicked and Rebellious practices of many disafected persons
in this Government against our most Gracious Soveraign Lord
King George whom God long psper and that at a time when
the Rebells to his Matys Crown of great Brittain gave us no
small uneasieness and them no less hopes of prevailing against
us, so your Exncys Zeale on that occasion for his Matys service
and exact discharge of your duty in Issueing several seasonable
proclamations to suppress their seditious and Treasonable
devices and to detect their practices Especially that proclama-
tion wherein your Exncy offered and since has given a Con-
siderable sume of money out of your pocket for the discovery
of those who fired the Great Gunns in this City in the Night
of the last supposed anniversary day of the Birth of the Person
commonly called the Pretender and your bringing to condign
punishment the offenders lately prosecuted before the Special
courts of oyer and Terminer and Goale delivery will ever
remain a lasting proof of your Loyalty to his most sacred
Majesty fidelity to his Lordship & Kind inclination to preserve
the peace and well fare of this Province for all which and
many more acceptable benefitts, wee have received from your
Exncys Just administration of the Government ever since Wee
have been so happy to have you preside over us, Wee are
obliged in duty and gratitude to return you our most thankful
acknowledgements, Which wee humbly desire you to accept
from our hearts as well as hands.
We are sorry to find the Right Honourable our Lord Propry
should be prevailed on by the artifices of any Evil designing
persons, who can have no good will to our peace or prosperity
[nor] any true regard to his Lordships interest to lop off so many