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might ensue thereon directed his then Governour to cause
the revenue Bill to be again reenacted and the one Shilling

L. H. J.

p hh^d directed to be paid to his Lordship for the Support of
his Governour and for such other uses towards the support
of Government as his Lordship in his discretion should think
meet to apply the same which was Accordingly reenacted in
the year 1717 and again revived this present Sessions of
Assembly. The Case being thus truly Stated, We appeal to
the Judgement of any impartiall person Whether the Councill
can justly Claim any part of the af^d one Shilling p hh^d for as
the Law made in the Year 1692 repealed all the former Laws
for raising the af^d One Shilling p hh^d and applyed it to other
uses exclusive of any Support for the Councell who were
then provided for by another Law as af^d and after the Dis-
sent to that Law by an anuall Allowance in the publick Levy
ever since Continued, and the Law in 1715 applyed it solely
to the use of the then Governour and the Law in 1717 to the
Lord Prop^ry for the Support of a Governour & to such Other
uses in the Government as his Lordship should think meet
without ever mentioning' or having any regard to the Councill
the Lord Prop^ry cannot be supposed to have any Knowledge
that the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly at the Time
of making the af ^d Laws intended the Councill should be Sup-
ported out of the af^d One Shilling p hh^d nor can your House
have any reason to Expect that his Lordship has made any
better bargain with his present Governour than the whole
Legislature of this Province did for him with his former
Governour to whome they Gave the whole one Shilling p hh^d
and if he has not, there is nothing remaining to Support his
Councill, but if he has his Lordship may apply the remaining
part to any Other uses in Government as he pleases, and it

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Cannot be expected that he should make any reserve out of
it for his Councill when he is not Obliged to do it nor does
know that it is Expected from him
We hope upon a further Consideration of the Justice of
our Claimes you will Consent to make us Such Allowances
as We have heretofore had, but if you persist in your former
Resolution, as you think it reasonable We should serve his
Lordship and the Country at our own private Expence We
cannot but think it as reasonable that you should do the same,
and therefore propose that if your House will remit your
Allowances this Year for your Attendances we will remitt
ours, by which means we will plainly and impartially demon-
strate our Inclination to save the Country's money without
Making Examples of any particular persons.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

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