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given you now of two persons now in Goal, who Cannot be
Released without Endangering his Majesty's peace, nor Can
be kept Confined without burthening the Sheriff with their
Maintainance, and the Masters with Totall Loss of their Ser-
vants, we might think Your Honours were only Mistaken in
the Case; but since the Law you mention Relating to Crim-
inalls fees nor any other Law we know of any ways provides
against the Inconveniencies we give your Honours a present
Instance of, and that those persons Committed Can't be Re-
stored to their Liberty without Violent Infringement of that
Right the people have by the Statutes of England and his
Lordships Charter, to have the Publick Peace Secured to
them, and that the Masters have no benefitt of their Servants
Labour whilst Imprisoned, nor Can they Sell them from the
Sheriffs Custody whilst they are by Legal Committment to
be kept there, we Cannot but think Your not Assenting to this
Bill must proceed from other Motives, than what you are
pleas'd to mention to us. If there be any Remedy provided
in this Case Your Honours have not Shewn us by what Law,
nor have the Magistrates or the parties Concerned had any
known benefitt of such Remedy nor are we able to find one
for them, from any the Laws now in force tho': Your
Honours are pleas'd to Suppose one. If therefore the Remedy
be such a one as is unknown or Impracticable it deserves not
the Name of Remedy but gives Sufficient Grounds for such
a Bill as we propose, But if Notwithstanding the Clearest
Demonstrations of an Evil, without a Remedy, you Refuse to
joyn with us in a Remedy, we shall desire you to Consider how
far in Such a Case Each House Acts according to their Duty
in this Legislature.

Sign'd p Order Mich: Jenifer Cl. Lo: Ho.

L. H. J.

Which was Sent to the Upper House by Cap^t Harrison
and M^r Tilden. They Return and Say they delivered it.
An Engrost Bill for destroying Squirrels and Crows, was
read and Assented to, and was so Endorst and Sent to the
Upper House by M^r Pemberton and M^r Tilden.
They Return and Say they delivered it.
The following Message is prepared viz :

By the Lower House of Assembly

Novem^r the I^st 1725
May it please Your Honours.
As we hope this Sessions is drawing near an End we beg
your Honours will be pleas'd to dispatch the Bill for Limita-
tion of Officers fees as soon as Conveniently you Can, that
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