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payed the consideration money (Viz) 80ll Sterling Wee answer
you that Hester Bridger the Widdow and Exr of Joseph
Bridger Esqr deceased after the death of the said Joseph
Bridger did by her deed under her hand and Seal bearing
date the 3d day of July 1686 which was Sent to your house
with this Bill acknowledge the receipt of the said Consider-
ation and thereof Discharged the said Thomas Jones and it
cannot be denyed but she had power So to doe, and more
over those that opposed the passing of the bill in this house
owned that all the Consideration money to about 38" Ster.
was payed by the said Thomas Jones in his life time and Since
the said Jones by his last will gave all his personal Estate to
his wife Except some small legacies which Estate amounted
to above 300ll Sterl and owed but few debts which also
appears It is but Just that she or Mr Gather wood that had
that Estate by marrying her should pay his debts whereof the
said 38ll was part wherefore it is hoped the bill will pass.
Signed p order Tho: Macnemrra Cl: lo: ho:
Sent up by Mr Charles Wright, Mr Brannock and Mr
Waghup, Who return and say they delivered it
Col Wm Holland, Col Coursey, Col En nails and Lt Col
Young from the Upr House deliver Mr Speaker the following.
By the Upr house of Assembly
Augt 2d 1716
It being represented by his Exncy the Governour to this house
that by the omission of the Rt Honble the Lord Propry and his
Guardian's Agent in Eugland their Lordships have not yet
sent any Instructions or authority into this Province Either in
case of the death or absence of the Governour where the power
of the Governmt shall be lodged or who shall execute the
same, That as his Exncy the present Governour has been
formerly in great danger of his life by severall violent fitts of
Sickness there may happen great prejudice and Confusion
among the people upon his death if it should please God he
should dye before the Lord Propry and his Guardian by some
speciall instruction make provision therefor — This house doe
unanimously Resolve that the not sending into this Province
such powers and Instructions for the administration of the
government here in case of his Exncy the present Governour's
death or absence is a great omission in his Lordship's Agent
and Conceive that the Ill consequences of such neglect at
present cannot be otherwise provided for than by an Act of
Assembly directing where the said powers shall be lodged
and how executed untill his Lordship the Rt Honble the Lord
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