514 Assembly Proceedings, April 5-22, 1720.

U. H. J.

Post Meridiem
The House meett according to Adjournment
Present
His Excellency the Governour

Esq^r Brook

Esq^r Lloyd

Col Holland

Esq^r Lowe

Col Young

Col Ward

Esq^r Hall

and

Col Addison

Esq^r Bordley

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Col Mackall with three other memb^rs from the Lower House
deliver his Excy the following Message

By the Lower House of Assembly April the 15^th 1720
May It Please Your Hon^rs
Having Considered your Message of the ninth Instant, we
have Inspected our Late Address to their Lordships Setting
forth Sundry vexatious prosecutions ag^t the Debtors of his
Majesty in this Province & do Conceive the same to be Justly
sett forth & are Surprized to find by the Com^rs of the Customs
Letter to his Lordship the Sev^ll hardships therein Laid down,
should instead of meeting with redress be rather Counten-
anced by the said Comissioners, and it is indeed more Amaze-
ing to us that his Excy our Gov^rs Conduct should be Arraigned
on Account of Delaying the Proceedings (in behalf of the
Crown) by Maurice Birchfield Esq^r when to the Certain
Knowledge of a member of this house who hath had the Hon^r
to be Employed by the Com^rs of his Maj^tys Customs in some of
the Affairs here as well as is the Opinⁿ of this House that his
Excy hath been very Assidious and Zealous in Promoteing
and Expediteing the Affairs of the Crown
Signed p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

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By his Excy and the Upper house of Assembly
Aprill 15^th 1720

This House takeing into Consideration your Message of
the 13^th Instant, relateing to the Land Office &c. are ready to
Concurr with your House in such reasonable Measures as you
shall think fitt to recomend to us on that Occasion, but as to the
Securitys Required we are informed by M^r Secretary Lloyd
that he has already Entered into Bonds with his Excy in the
Sume of two Thousand pounds Sterl. to the Best of his remem-
brance for the Preservation and faithfull Discharge of it
Signed p Ord^r John Beale Cl Up Ho.