The Lower House. 531

Wee find that your charge agt him is general which he has
denyed, and altho Col Lloyd as wee take it being one of her
Matys Honble Councill all the while he acted as President in
this Province and took the advantage of the act of Assembly
for ascertaining Sallaryes to the Councillors and Delegates of
Assembly which wee think would have been more generous
in him to have foregone, yet since that five severall Acts of
Assembly have been yearly made to sanction those allowances
made him and now Complained of wee can't but think it will
be of ill consequence to attempt to unravell the said laws but
for the future hope that care may be taken to Ease the
Countrey of the like charge.

Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr ho :

And also delivers Mr Speaker the said Col Edward Lloyds
answer which was ordered to be entred as follows.

To his Exncy John Hart Esqr Cap^t general and Governour in
Chief in and over this Province and the Upr house of Assembly
now sitting.

The answer of Edward Lloyd Esqr presidt of her late Matys
Honble Council to the Charge Imposed agt him by the
Lower house of Assembly the 20th day of July 1716

In answer to the charge of the Lower house of Assembly
that dureing the time the said Edward Lloyd was president

L. H. J.

and Commander in chief of this Province they find by the
testimony of several members of that house that on his allega-
tions he had not then received nor had any certainty of
receiving of any benefit of his being president he was allowed
the Sallary and Itinerant Charges of a Councillor notwith-
standing which he then received part and since the full one
moiety of the 9d p hhd and of sundry of the Perquisites
sufficient to answer his charge of attendance, the said Edward
Lloyd sayeth that he is much surprized to find that any Gent :
should misconceive or wrest his words for that he denyeth he
ever made such allegations which would have been flatly
opposite to the matter of fact known not onely to all her Matys
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 severall perquisites as they became
due which may appear by the Journalls But acknowledges he
has often Declared that his reward for the services he per-
formed in that Station was a thing precarious as not knowing
how long the same might continue or how soon be determined
by Her Matys Speedy dispatching a Governour in Chief into

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