494 Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

from Col Dunbar at Philadelphia what Availment will be
from him, who is feasting of the Shambles & Delicacies at
Market in that City so far North, when he should have
remain'd in the South where the Action of Battle lays. Pray
God Avert the Evill

The Pensilvania Gazettes inform me what you have be-
fore Observed to be true. The meeting of that Assembly
meant no Service without wrong to their Proprietors. His
Lordship does not doubt of your following & Guarding
against any Invasion on his Rights Similar in your defence
on his Behalf, as Governor Morris has done for the Pro-
prietors of Pensilvania.

I will take Care to deliver to the Lords of Trade and
Plantation the Laws of the Province by you transmitted.
To the Question you ask me. How or by whom is the Ex-
pence of copying the Laws that are now transcribed to be
defrayed, if by the Publick? I think most certainly so, the
Command for the Transmission of them is by His Majesty's
Instructions. You seem to doubt the Lower House's Ad-
mission of the Charge into the Journal of Expences, with
what face can they deny? How can any Appeal with rela-
tion on the Laws of the Province be Admitted in the Pres-
ence of the Lords of the Council, Unless the Laws are sent
to them properly Authenticated, either being fairly tran-
scribed or Printed. The Lords of the Council can make no
Judgment of Report on any Matter for his Majesty's De-
termination but from the Laws properly Authenticated, 'tis
Persona, individually to every man & woman in the Province
that may have Occasion for such Application to the King or
the Proprietor; therefore what is to the real Advantage &
good of a whole People the Expence must Necessarily be
defrayed by the Publick. And 'tis on the Legislative Body
to Acquit themselves therein with the Charge paid by the
Publick, with Submission I think in post no particulars of
that Expence can be Demanded, nor can I conceive how the
Lower House can deny Payment incurred for Justice to the
People under His Majesty's Commands whose right is un-
doubted to Ken into all the Laws of his Realm.

His Lordship sends you his best wishes & Service, The
Earl of Essex a relation of Lady Baltimore's has requested
a favour of My Lord desiring some Maryland Partridges,
My Lord desires you will procure him some & send them by
the first opportunity; As this will much oblige the Earl his
Lordship desires you'l make no delay. He thanks you for
your Several Particulars on the Publick transactions in
America, though Affairs are at present Unfortunate there,