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The following message is prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly

October the 22^d 1 724
May it please yo^r Honours
Our Proposal of the 20^th Instant by M^r Tyler & M^r Bozman
was Subjected to your consideracon as a part of the Legis-
lature for your Concurrence as the foundation of a Law only,
which we believe might have been found and drawn under
Such Proviso's and Restrictions as would not have rendred
the Legislative Body of this province Lyable to the Impu-
tation of being either unjust or unreasonable and we are sorry
to find your Hono^rs give so Great a Check to the ffreedom of
proposals as to Suppose any that are made by this House
have been made with such Views where they admit of a more
Parliamentary Construction. We nevertheless acknowledge
yo^r Hono^rs Just abhorrence of Sufferring any thing that seems
unreasonable or unjust to pass your House, tho' we cannot
take the proposal objected [to] to be any Instance of it. And
we declare the like abhorrence, and hope both houses of Assem-
bly in this concurr unanimously. But as your Honours pro-
pose only the abateing the allowances for attending this
Sessions, It would be too unconsiderable a Relief to be worth
the notice of this Legislature, and be Cheifly a Relief to such
psons whose Circumstances enable them much better to pay
than we to Abate the Charge of our attendance.
Sign'd p order M. Jenifer Cl Lo: Ho:

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Gant & Capt.
Harrison
They return and say they Delivered it.
An Engrost Bill for the relief of William Hutchinson's
Devisees was read and assented to and was Sent to the Upper
house by M^r Tyler & M^r Crabb.
They return and say they delivered it.
Col^o Holland and Col^o Young from the Upper House de-
livers M^r Speaker the following message Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 22^d 1724
Gent.
In the Close of your message of the 10^th Instant by Col^o
Mackall and five others you recommended to us such Draught
of an oath for the Judge of the Provinciall Court as should be
laid before us by M^r Attorney Generall, as more agreeable
to our Constitution, than the oath now in use by reason of
some defects found in them, which as you conceived pro-

L. H. J.