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

L. H. J.

The following Message Prepared viz:

By the Lower House of Assembly

Novem^r the 2^d 1725
May it please Your Honours.
Your Message of this Instant Concerning the Bill that
Relates to Servants Imprisoned is so very foreign to the Sub-
ject under Consideration betwixt us, that we are persuaded
you only Sent it to let us know that yon would not trouble
your selves further with us about it. You seem to be of
Opinion that no Servants Can be Committed but what must
be for some Crime tryable, and that none Could be Com-
mitted as persons of Evil fame by the Discretion of the Magis-
trate. 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
fundamentall Security of Every Inhabitant, and an Ob-
struction to that preventative Justice which you seemed lately
to Esteem, and is directly opposite to the Statutes and prac-
tice 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 Your Conduct in this part, to
your further Consideration.
Sign'd p Order. Mich: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho :

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Kirk and M^r
Smith They Return and Say they delivered it.
This Sessions being near a Conclusion the further Con-
sideration of the Address to his Honour the Governour Re-
lating to the Election of Sheriffs is Referred till next Sessions.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Wednesday Novem^r the 3^d 1725
The House Meets according to Adjournment
Yesterdays Proceedings are Read
The following Message prepared viz :

p. 93

By the Lower House of Assembly

Novem^r the 3^d 1725
May it please Your Honours.
On perusing and Considering Your Message of this Day
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