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some part of the Revenue that way. If so, it is very well; we
shall be paid But if his Lordship refuse, what then, why then
you confess there being no Restraint in the Act upon his

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Lordship or other Obligation upon him to make any Allow-
ance to the Council, that we must go without any Allowances
at all. Are we not upon your own Principles Gentlemen,
Reduced to the same Circumstances with the Council of
former Times (Viz.) that there is no provision for the Coun-
cil in the Act and Certainly the same Reason will hold good
as prevail'd in former Times viz. That the Council should
have a Reasonable Allowance out of the Publick
The Presidents of former Assemblies in the like Cases
being wholly on our Side, ever since the Time of the Revo-
lution, we cannot help Expressing our Surprize, that the
Lower House should impose so ungrateful a Task upon us
as to Apply to his Ldp for the Support of the Publick Charge
out of his own Revenue; or otherwise to subject our Just
Rights for Services done the Country, to the mere will and
Pleasure of the L^d Proprietary, who, as you confess, is under
no manner of Restraint to pay his Council and as there is no
Provision made for the Council, this House must still insist
upon having the Reasonable and Customary Allowances and
thereby put an End to this Long and Expensive Session.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Adjourn'd till morning

Saturday Oct^r the 26^th 1723
Present.
His Honour the Governor

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the
honble

Col^o W^m Holland
Col^o Sam^l Young
Col^o Tho^s Addison

Phile Lloyd Esq^r
Col^o Rich^d Tilghman
Benja Tasker Esq^r

Members of p. 153
the Upper
House of
Assembly.