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

L. H. J.

such Orders as the Register Suggests, But upon his appli-
cation for ten Shillings on Contempts they told him that
they were not satisfy'd with the Justice thereof, and Caution'd
him to take Care that he did not demand any thing that the
Law would not Justify him in taking and so left him to do it
if he Saw fitt at his own perill. Thereupon George Plater

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Gent: the Register being sent for appears and acknowledges
that he has taken the ffees above mencon'd but that he did the
same as of his own Accord and not with the order consent or
approbation of the Com^rys Generall af^d and believes he was
misunderstood by the Comittee of Aggrievances in relation
thereto that he misexprest himself therein, but the Severall
members of that Comittee and other members of this House
then present in that Comittee affirm that he Exprest him-
self in those very words, And the said Com^rys Generall further
produce to this House the Copy of a Letter which they wrote
to the said Register upon their hearing of the matters alledged
ag^t him as af^d Complain'd of, which Letter the said Register
acknowledges to have reced the Tenor whereof follows in
these words.

S^r
We are inform'd that it is made matter of Complaint and
we are apprehensive may be laid as such before the next
Assembly that we Suffer the Register in the Com^rys office to
take a ffee of ten Shillings from every person that is brought
into that Court by our attachment of Contempt. You may
remember that when you insisted on that fee that we told you
we were not satisfied of the Justice of it and Caution'd you
to take Care that you did not demand any thing that the Law
would not Justifie you in taking and so left you to do it if you
Saw. fit at your own perill.
We desire you will against the Assembly provide Yourself
with Justifiable Authority for taking the said ffee or that
you will refund the same to the severall persons from whom
you have taken it.
We are Your Humble Servants
Com^rys office 15^th Sept^r 1725

And thereupon the said Com^rys Generall withdrew and
upon considering what their Honours the Com^rys Generall
have said This House are nemine Contradicente of opinion
that the said Com^rys Generall have [not] Acted any thing in
the premisses af^d that can give any room of bringing any Im-
putation upon them.
The House adjourns till to morrow morning nine of the
Clock.