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paymt of the officers Sallarys of 8 & 5 p Cent is a sufficient
Compensation for his Lordships accepting of Tob^o at 2d plb
for his land's rents, wee have consulted Mr Carroll his Lord-
ships Agent who says that he humbly conceives that such a
part of the Sallarys within mentioned as the Honble House
shall not think fitt to make provision for may for his Lordps
Service and the prevention of delay or Interruption of so
publick a good as is proposed be postponed for the present
without concludeing his Lordship from making the reason-
ableness of his Expectation (not to be burthened with any part
of the said Sallaryes) appear at any other time which wee
referr to the Consideration of your house
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr ho:

Which is ordered to be considered of to morrow morning

Col Smith from the Upr house delivers Mr Speaker the
following.

By the Upr house of Assembly
Aug^t 2d 1716.
Gent.
In answer to your Message yesterday wherein you desire to

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prevent future debates, and that as to such offices as are to
be exempted in the Bill in your Message referred to wee
should name such as wee should think reasonable, wee must
observe to you that those offices are so many tht as wee may
not readily apprehend them all, so wee think it may Suffice to
make an Exemption for all such persons who only manage
his Lordship's private Estate within this Province and that any
person or persons who shall presume by Colour of such offi-
ces to act any thing relateing to the publick affairs of the
Province shall be lyable to the penaltys in the said Act of
Assembly exprest.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr ho:

Which being read the same is referred to the Comce of laws,
who are to make the best provision they can according to the
direction of the said Message.
The following Message was prepared in Answer to a Mes-
sage this afd noon by John Hall Esqr and 2 more from the
Upper house (Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
2d Augt 1716
May it please yr Honrs
In answer to your Message this afternoone by the Honble
John Hall Esqr and two others of the Upper house Wee

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