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titles of President of the Council or Commander in Chief than
to Evince the Diversity of the persons Especially considering
Col Lloyd had then the full power of Comander in Chief,
acted as such and had a negative voice in the passing our
Laws, and that several of our Laws were then to our Great
Cost dissented to because they were Enacted by the Councill
and Assembly without saying her Matys President Council &
Assembly, from whence wee inferr he was a Separate Body
distinct from the Council and had a Superior power to it, and
wee have reason to believe had a larger Recompence for his
services without that one hundred and fifty p day than all the
members of the Councill put together and Consequently was
not within the Reason or Equity of that Law nor Indeed
within the words of it whilst he acted in that Different Station.
Wee take it if Col Lloyd's allowances were unjust they
ought to move the Justice of the Legislature who cannot doubt
of their authority nor that it is their duty in this part to doe
their Countrey Justice and therefore praying leave and offering
to prove the facts he has denyed in such manner as your house
shall think most proper, they pray your Exncy and Honrs con-
currence that (on such a proofe) a Clause may be added to
the Bill to be drawn for the Laying the leavy to Enjoyne the
paymt of the said Tobo and money towards defraying the
publick charge.
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: ho:
Sent to the Uppr house by Col Hoskins Majr Willson Co
Scott Capt Codd Capt Greenfield and Mr Joseph Hill.
They return and say they delivered it.
Lt Col Young and John Hall Esqr from the Upper house
deliver Mr Speaker the following Message (viz)
By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 3d 1716.
Gent.
Since you are of opinion that the Continueing the law for
killing Crows & Squirrells is so Beneficial to the Countrey and
that wee have no other designe than to prevent the Countyes
being Imposed upon by Evill persons obtaining unjust allow-
ances, wee conceive you did not apprehend our true meaning,
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