300 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-June 6, 1719.

U.H.J.

Account and for the Justification of the Magistracy of this
pvince from these false Assertions of Violence & Inclemencie
I am now Convinced there are some of the Romish Perswasion
and to their Praise I speak it who have not Joined with the
Majority of that People in their Late Ambitious Pretention
yet whatever Provocations these last have Given me I shall
now make them no Other Return but to Compassionate their
mistakes and to Conjure them for their Own peace to Live
Quietly and Contentedly in their never yet Disturbed Habita-
tion under the Protection of this Protestant Governm^t without
Intermedling with the ministerial Part of it or Draw the
Resentm^t of the Laws on them by their Pernicious and mis-
taken Zeale in making Proselytes to their Religion of w^ch
there is but too much Cause to Complain and I can Assure
them, they are not to hope for Other terms from the L^d Pro-
prietor When of age, For that noble youth has Solemnly
Promised to make the Law Justice Clemency & Loyalty the
Standard of his Governm^t. These are Pious wise and manly
Resolutions And his Lordship has Given me Leave, to Assert

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(w^ch I do in his Own Words) That His Actions will always
correspond with his Declarations. Such Gracious Expres-
sions from his L^dship fills me with a real Pleasure. I coud
not wish a Happier Exit to my Cares. And I doubt not after
the Test of some years to Come It will be found I have been
Contending for his Lordships True Hon^r and Intrest as well
as the Peace and Prosperity of this flourishing Province. And
I do most Heartily Congratulate you on the fair Prospect you
have of Both Before you. And may the Bounty of Heaven
Preserve & Encrease these Blessings to you till time is no
more.

Gentlemen of the upper and Lower Houses
I am informed that since the Printing the Laws of this
pvince That the Act Comonly Called the Repealing Act w^ch
you will find in the Printed Volume Page 170 has Created
a doubt in the minds of many as if that Act had Repealed all
the Laws made that Session. It must be Acknowledged that
Act is not so Clearly & well Expressed as it might and Ought
to have Been, but as the Scruples that are Raised upon it may
Prove of Evill Consequence it Lyes upon You to make such

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an Explanation as shall remove all Contests that may Arise
in Arguments on it.

The Lives and fortunes of the Subjects Depending so much
on the Integrity and Capacitys of Juries I offer it to Your
Consideration whether the Laws make a suff^t pvision for the
Return of Juries, and whether those Laws are well Executed
or not And as you are by the Lord Proprietors Charter to