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the Country's Money to little purpose. Notwithstanding the
Invidious Remark you are pleasd to make of our being only
Assistants to the prerogative we Suppose our Selves to be
an Intermediate Estate between the Prerogative and the
Liberties of the People and tho' Dependant on the preroga-
tive as to our Continuance Yett free to Act for the good of
both, and whether you or the people will be pleas'd to Confide
in us or not, we shall Endeavour to discharge our Dutys
with a good Conscience according to the best of our under-
standing. We do not Remember that we ever yet deny'd
to trust Your Speaker with the Engrost Bills to present to his
Honour the Governour for his Assent, when the Business of
this Sessions is Ripe for a Conclusion, or Said any thing
to hinder your Members from seeing them Sealed, all we In-
sist on, being only that those Bills should Remain here till
that time for the Perusall of his Honour the Governour, and
this House. If You Concurr with us in this all the Bills may
be sent to your House time Enough for the purposes you pro-
pose
Sign'd p order Geo: Plater Cl: Up. Ho :
Benjamin Tasker Esqr from the Upper House Delivers Mr
Speaker the Severall Engrost Bills sent this day to the Upper
House for their Assent with the following Message viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly
Octor the 28th 1725
Gentlemen.
The Method of sending up Engrost Bills to this House
without Your Assent appearing thereto seems to be an In-
novation which is the very thing you Complain of in Your
Message. We have therefore thought fitt to Return the same
Bills for your further Consideration and Assent.
Sign'd p Order Geo: Plater Cl: Up: Ho :
Bill for Limitation of Officers fees Read the first and
Second time by Especiall order and past. Sent to the Upper
House by Collo Mackall and Mr King.
They Return and say they delivered it.
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