586 Assembly Proceedings, April 5-22, 1720.

L. H. J.

Monday Morning April the I I^th 1720

The House meet according to Adjournment Satterday's
proceedings are Read.
The Answer to his Excellencys Speech Read again and
Sent to his Excellency by the Gent of the Comittee of Laws
and Six other Members.
They return and Say they Delivered it.
The Petition of William and George Bozman referred till
one a Clock in the Afternoon and ordered all parties concerned
be Ready there to Attend.

The house adjourns till one a Clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem. The House meets according to adjourn-
ment.
The Petition of James Parandier and John Parandier pray-
ing to be Naturalized was read, and leave given to bring in a
Bill as prayed on Qualifying themselves according to Law.
The petition of William and George Bozman praying that
they may have Leave to bring in a bill to Confirm the Will of
William Bozman their Grandfather was Read, and the allega-
tion of the parties Concerned being heard leave is given to
bring in a Bill as prayed.

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The Petition of Thomas and Risdon Bozman praying Leave
to bring in a Bill to Confirme their Fathers Will was read, but
on hearing the Allegations of John Macclaster against bring-
ing in a Bill to Confirm the Same the Petition is Rejected
Nemine Contradicente.

Coll^o Holland and five more from the Upper House Deliver
M^r Speaker the following Answer of his Excellency's to the
address of this House which was Read and ordered to be
Entred as follows Viz:

April 11^th 1720.
Gentlemen of the Lower House.

Your Address of this day is very Acceptable to me, for
which I return you my hearty thanks.
I Look upon it as a great ffelicity that after so many Years
Residence amongst you as Governour I find my Administra-
tion to your Sattisfaction, and my person in Esteem of the
best, and with Pleasure I can say, much the greatest number
of his Majesty's Loyall Protestant Subjects here
I must at the Same time acquaint you that I Intend soon to
make the proper use of his Sacred Majesty's Licence of leave
to return for Great Britain for the Establishment of my