246 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

L. H. J.

Ordered the following Message be prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721
May it Please Your Hon^rs

p. 64

This House having taken into their Consideration the
Continual Charge they have been at in Employing an Agent ;
and further weighing the small Comodity and Advantage (if
any) we ever Reaped thereby; and altho during the Goverm^ts
being under the Crown the Difficulty of Access to the King's
Majesty might give just Occasion to Imploy some person to
negotiate for us in our affairs: yet now being well Assured
how easie Access Every person may have to his Lordship,
and Consequently without any Difficulty this Legislature may
Convey their Thoughts from Time to Time to his Lordship
as the Emergency of Affairs may require, Which Method
hath induced this Branch of the Legislature to incline to be no
longer at the Expence of An Agent; which We thought fit
to Signifie to your Hon^rs, and pray Your Concurrance with
these our Sentiments
Signed p Order. M Jenifer Clk L^o Ho

And Sent to the Upper House by M^r Walter Smith and M^r
Dashiel. They Return and say they Delivered it.
Coll: Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Bill for laying the Publick Levy thus Endorst Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721
This Bill being Read will pass.
Signed p Order Jno Beale Clk Up House.

Which Read again Past for Engrossing & was Sent to the
Committee of Laws to be Engrost.
On Reading the Rough Draught of the Address to his
Lordship, the Question was put whether the Address shall be
Signed by every particular Member, or by the Speaker on be-
half of the whole House.
Carried by the Majority of Votes that it be Signed by the
Speaker on behalf of the whole House.

p. 65

James Bowles Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721
Gentlemen.
Forasmuch as his Lordship in his Speech to Both Houses