566 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

U. H. J.

Pretensions of Right to our allowances for the future, for
your Consent to Allow us what we ought to have at this Time ;
an Offer which we think Unbecoming your House and which
we Reject with Indignation If you be pleased to Allow what
we claim as our Right we are Ready to Assent to the Journal
of yo^r Committee of Accounts; but we have nothing to do with
your Resolutions, and the Terms you propose we shall never
Agree to
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by Col^o Addison and CoP Ward.
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Tyler and three
others viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly 8^br the 19^th 1723
May it please Your Hon^rs
Since your Hon^rs will not Agree to our Proposalls we desire
you'll be pleased to send the Journal of the Committee of Ac-
counts that -a Committee may be Appointed to lay the Publick
Levy; else as we have nothing before us we shall Adjourn
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

P. 125

To which the following Answ^r is prepared viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 19^th 1723
Gentlemen
We have herewith sent you the Journal of the Committee
of Accounts, but Cannot Consent to it as it now stands.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by James Bowles Esq^r
Col^o Mackal and M^r Tyler from the Lower House acquaint
the Governour that the House has nothing more of Busieness
lying before them

In Consideration of which the House prepared the follow-
ing Message (viz.)

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 19^th 1723
Gentlemen.
We are very much Surprized to hear you tell his Hon^r the
Governour you have nothing of Busieness lies before your
House, when we but Just now sent Down the Journal of the
Committee of Accounts to your House unassented to by us
for want of sonic Addition or Alteration to be made therein.
We therefore take the Liberty to put you in mind that although