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The following message is prepar'd Viz.
By the Lower House of Assembly Novr 2d 1724
May it please your Honours
We should be Glad to know your Sentiments of the Re-
solves of this House Communicated to you in 1722 so farr as
they relate to the Constitution of this province in Case your
Honrs have yet maturely considered them.
Sign'd p ordr M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.
Which was Sent to the Upper House by Mr Edward Wright
and Mr Hawkins. They return and say they delivered it.
The House Adjourns till to morrow morning 9 of the
Clock
Tuesday Novr the 3d
The House meets according to Adjournment
Yesterday's proceedings are Read.
The following message is prepar'd Viz.
By the Lower House of Assembly Novr the 3rd 1724.
May it please Your Honours
In your message last night by Colo Holland & Colo Young
you are pleas'd to propose the proceedings in parliament as a
Good precedent to the proceedings of our Assemblies and you
are pleas'd to say you have always Studied to Speake your
Sentiments after that great Example. We concurr with you
in the Choice of your presidents and if your Studies & the
particular Care you mention had not their due Success we
heartily wish they had. If you have always Spoke after the
manner of the Brittish Parliament in all your Debates with
us throughout this whole Assembly then we hope should we
Speake like you it would be allowed by you to be speaking
after the manner of the Brittish Parliamt But we hope your
Honours Intended no offence to that great body nor do we in-
tend to offerr any to your House, and if we are wanting in
Good manners we promise to Learn, when the busieness of
our Countrey will allow us more Leisure
Indeed we apprehend your Honours were in hast (tho' from
the 28th of Octobr till the 2d Instant) in answering Our Mes-
sage by Collo Mackall and others for we cannot find you have
answered it as if you had given it a Deliberate Reading.
We say in that Message for your Honours to wait for his
Lpps advice instead of giving your advice to his Lpp seems
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