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

U. H. J.

Consideration betwixt us, that we are perswaded you only sent
it to let us know that you would not trouble yourselves further
with us about it. You seem to be of Opinion that no Servants
can be Committed but what must be for some Crime triable
and that none could be Committed as Persons of Evil fame by
the discretion of the Magistrate. Give us leave to say if this
be your Opinion it is a most pernicious one to the Country's
peace, and destructive to the fundamental Security of every
Inhabitant, and an Obstruction to that preventative Justice
which you seem'd lately to Esteem and is directly opposite

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to the Statutes and practice of England for preserving the
peace and good behaviour and Contrary to the duty of every
Magistrate. We therefore leave all the ill Consequences of
Yo^r Conduct in this part to your further Consideration.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Which Message is Ordered to lye on the Table.
This House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Eight of the
Clock

Wednesday Morning Novem^r the 3^d 1725

Met again according to Adjournment, Present as Yes-
terday.
A Message from the Lower House with the Bill for regu-
lating the Officers fees by Capt" Harrison and M^r Wright
which Message is as follows viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Novem^r the 3^d 1725
May it please Your Honours
On perusing and Considering yo^r message of Yesterday
in relation to some amendments you propose in the Bill for
regulating Officers fees, we cannot think that the fees for
Searches are at all too little, for it is a business in the Office
thats done with as little (if not the least) trouble of any in
proportion to its reward especially when those that apply for
Searches bring regular • Instructions and thats every ones
case to do or they must take the Consequence. The fee to the
Secretary for recording of Patents we presume your Hon^rs
have overlooked for it is mentioned in Express words on the
top of the fifth Sheet in the Bill and the words (do not) in the
11^th Line of the 3^d Sheet as also the fee for Searches in the
Comissarys Office are now Inserted which before were omis-
sions The reasons against the Extravagant fee for Speciall

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warrants appears pretty Clear in the answer of the Lower