108 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

L. H. J.

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notwithstanding the malicious reports of his Enemies on Ac-
count of his Sincere Attachment to yo^r L^dps Interest, So we
take Leave to Observe, that the Reasons Suggested to y^r L^dps
would not have been of Equall Weight with us, as to Induce us
to Desire a Change. Yet they are well Corroborated by the
Especial Favour Your L^dp hath been pleased to Conferr on

us Viz :

The Appointm* of a Gentleman to Rule over us of Strict
Adherence to the Protestant Interest known Loyally to the
King and we verily believe a well wisher to yo^r L^dps Govern-
ment & the happiness of your People here, and we are per-
suaded Conform to yo^r L^dps Desire & his own good
Inclinacons he will Exert himself in his Endeavours of healing
our Late Devisions by w^ch we shall (like good Christians) be
United in Order to Consult yo^r L^dps Interest and the Comon
Good. And we are perswaded our dissenting Brethren of
what Denomination soever will Injoy such Indulgence as Can
Reasonably be Allowed them so we have Just reason to believe
they will think themselves happy under the same and thereby
be prevented from giving Disturbances to the Government
or Uneasiness to themselves.
We are sensibly Touched on Account of the Seeming dis-
satisfaction your L^dp is pleased to Express on account of the
Late Regulation of Officers frees being firmly Assured, were
yo^r L^dp truly apprised of the Large summs the frees of the
Severall Officers amount unto, Your L^dp would in all proba-
bility Incline to Assent to that Regulacon which we may Justly
Affirm (by Reason of the Great Number of people in the
Province) Amounts to much more now than they Did when
the former Act was Made (w^ch in the Judgment of every
Distinguishing pson here) are abundantly Sufficient for the
hon^ble Support of yo^r L^dps Great Officers, a handsome Main-
tainance to the Lesser, and a Sufficient Encouragement to
every of them to discharge the duties Incumbent on them, To
w^ch reasons we humbly take leave to Subjoin the pressures of

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the poorer Sort of yo^r L^dps People have Long Laboured under
by Reason of those Extravagant Fees prefixt by the first Law,
so that on due Consideracon of the whole, we have reason still
to believe yo^r L^dp will not incline to Dissent to a Just Regu-
lation.
It is also a great Satisfaction that Yo^r L^dp is pleased to Ap-
prove the Choice we have made of Collo Blackistone for our
Agent A Person who hath long pleasingly Served us in the
Recommendacon of our Affairs to yo^r L^dp as occasion did
Offer.
Rob^t Ungle, Speaker