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were such Actually to me, and tho I doubt not but his Sub-
mission to their Lordships has Sufficiently Satisfied for Af-
fronts to them, yett I find tho I desired no Other than a
Submission (suitable to the dignity of my Station) there was
no Reparation intended me. But on the Contrary the Offender
Imposed upon me by this Writt to Practice before me in
despight of my Authority And without leaving me any Aw full
Power to Influence him into a decent Deportment without
which I must observe in the Comon Voice of the Country
Justice could not be ministered against the Inclinations or
the Interest of his Clients.

It is true the Person is removd by the impartial hand of
Providence from giving any further Disturbance, but the
Example may be laid hold of by Other Practitioners (and
some there are of his Kidney vehement Espousers of a Popish
Faction) as to prompt them to use me with such Indecencies as
are inconsistent with the Grandeur of even an Inf eriour Court,
Since they find others have done it at so Cheap a rate. It
seems to Threaten w^th Entailing affronts upon me if I con-
tinue to Act as Chancellor And therefore to Avoid that in a
Publick Character, which I never will bear in a private Ca-
pacity I have thought fitt to appoint Col W^m Holland Chan-
cellor and Keeper of the Seals of this Province And accord-
ingly do now deliver them. I have this Consolation that hav-
ing so long been Chancellor here And as I was by that Office a
Judge of Equity I thank the great Judge of mankind to whom
I Appeale I never Violated my Conscience in that Office with
Partiality or Corruption.

U. H. J.

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By the Upper House of Assembly
Aprill the 9^th 1720
Gentl.
His Excellency having comunicated to this House the
Papers herewith sent you It seems to us by the Lett^r of the
Honble the Comissioners of the Customs that our late Ad-
dress to their Lordships Concerning the Aggrievances the
People of this Province Labour'd under in the Prosecutions
of Maurice Birchfield Esq^r ag^t them has not been so Intelligibly
Stated as to give their Lordships nor the said Comissioners a
right Conception thereof.
We therefore recommend that, that Address be Again
Inspected, that wherein we have heretofore Come short of an
Ample State of that matter it may be now Supplyed
Signed p Order John Beale Cl Up ho.

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