of retarding those affairs which we are clearly of opinion, your
Excellency has in no wise Deserved, as may appear by the
Entrys on the docketts of the Chancery Court For we are so
well Sattisfied with your Excellency's Integrity and justice
During your Administration as Chancellour that the most
Invidious uf your Enemys Cannot In anywise make out the
least charge of Partiality or Corruption and are Sorry your
Excy thro' any unjust misrepresentations against you to their
Lordships should induce you to give up the seals tho' when we
Consider the just reasons laid down in your Excellencys
Speech in Councill on that Occasion, We Cannot but applaude
your Excellencies prudence in giveing up your Interest to
preserve your Integrity which we believe no power on Earth
Can remove from you
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho.
And sent to the Upper House by Mr Lee Mr Walter Smith
Esqr Rousby Capt Rider Mr Caldwell and Mr Dashiel
They return and say they Delivered it.
The following Message being prepared viz:
By the Lower House of Assembly April the 19th 1720.
May it please your Honours
In answer to your Message of the 15th Instant by John
Hall Esqr This House conceives that the reasons of the Con-
ferrees for referring the Subject Matter of the Conferrence
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