242 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

U. H. J.

should without any other reasons than that such practices
formerly prevailed insist Upon a Renovation of them not-
withstanding the present Practice were most Convenient,
we should spend a great deal of our time and the Countreys
mony to little purpose. Notwithstanding the inviduous
remark you are pleased to make of our being only Assistants
to the prerogative we Suppose ourselves to be an intermediate
Estate between the prerogative and the Liberties of the people,
and tho dependant on the prerogative as to our Continuance,
yet free to Act for the good of both; and whether you or the
people will be pleased to Confide in us or not we shall En-
deavour to Discharge our Dutys with a good conscience
according to the best of our Understanding We do not
remember that we ever yet denyed to trust your Speaker with
the Engrost Bills to present to his Honour the Governour for
his Assent when the Business of this Session is ripe for a
Conclusion or said any thing to hinder any of yo^r Members
from seeing them seal'd, all we insist on being only that those
Bills should remain here till that time for the perusall of his
Hon^r the Governour And this House If you Concurr with us

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in this the Bills may be sent to your house time enough for
the purpose you propose
Signed p order Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.

Sent down by John Rousby Esq^r who returns and says he
delivered the message
Four Engrost bills from the Lower House without their
Assent Appearing to the same, whereupon the following
message is sent down with the said Bills viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Octo^r the 28^th 1725

Gentlemen
The Method of sending up Engrost Bills to this House
without yo^r Assent appearing thereto seems to be an Innova-
con which is the very thing you Complain of in yo^r Messages ;
we have therefore thought fit to return the same Bills for your
further Consideration and Assent
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl Up. Ho.

Which Bills and Message were sent down by Benja
Tasker Esq^r
Who returns and says he Delivered the same
A Message (with the Bill relating to Servants) from the