58 Assembly Proceedings, May 28-June 8, 1717.

L. H. J.

Union which my Lords Prop^ry & Guilford have so much at
heart for the Comon good.

Gentleman of the Upper and Lower Houses.

I am Comanded by the Lord Guilford on the behalf of the
Lord propry to deliver you his Lpps most obliging Answer to
your Address dated the tenth of October past this being the
first time of the Meeting of the Assembly since I reced it, by
this Answer you will find his L^pp had the goodness to promise
you that no Person should be advanced to any Preferment that
would not qualify themselves by Law & I can now Acquaint
You that it is their L^pps Pleasure actually to Remove them.
These unqualified Persons obtaining Offices in the Manner
they did, that is in Truth by Surprize and Misinformacon as
it created much uneasiness in the minds of a great Majority of
the People, so I hope the effectuall Care that has been taken
by the Lords Proprietary and Guilford for their Speedy
removall from their Employments will put an End to all feuds
and animosities Amongst you. the Cause of your Complaint
being now removed it is justly expected the Effects should
cease of Course And I doubt not you will Shew yourselves true
Protestants indeed, by your Charitable Demeanor to your
Neighbours of another perswasion since it is no longer in their
Power to do you any Injury.
However I may have been personally ill represented in great
Brittain for doing my Approved Duty of exerting the Laws
against such as made no Scruple to invade them. Yet I shall
never forget th^t maxim I learned when a Soldier that whilst
the Enemy was in Arms to oppose them with a vigorous reso-
lucon, but when Providence was pleased to bless the juster
side with the advantage to treat them with Humanity.
I hope the Gentlemen of the Romish Comunion will Pru-
dently consider their Own Intrest and Content themselves
with the Lenity of the Goverm^t they Live under who admits
them in this Province to an Equall share of Priviledges with
the rest of their fellow Subjects, the bearing of Offices alone
excepted to my Knowledge this would be thought an inestim-
able Blessing by the Protestants who Dwell in the Roman
Catholick Dominions if nothing more was expected from them
than a Dutifull Submission to the Laws of their Country,
which no wise State will ever Suffer to be infringed.
I have on severall Occasions recomended to you the absolute
Necessity of Propagating Learning in this Province by mak-
ing some competent Provision for Schools and it would be
happy if there was a ffoundation at least for one in every
County. But as yet there is but slender Encouragment given