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whether this House will Concurr with you, in the Raising of
a Sume of Money for the Support of an Agent in England,
We think fitt first to put you in mind, that when as we
Remember in or about the Year 1720, This House Strenu-
ously insisted upon the Continuance of Coll^o Blackistone, our
then Agent, at which time Your House was pleased to be very
averse thereto, and Shew'd for Reasons that altho when the
Government was Imediately under the Crown, an Agent
might then be Necessary Considering the great Difficulty of
Access to his Sacred Majesty, tho even then the Advantage
appeared So Small, and the Charge so Burthensome to the
Country it was thought Scarce Necessary and that in Regard
Since his Lordships Restoration to the Government the Ac-
cess is become so Easy that no one Can have Cause of Com-
plaint, much Less either of the Branches of the Legislature,
or as we Remember somewhat to that Effect, nor Can we see
but the same Reasons yet hold, besides the Manner of Your
Demands are yet more unreasonable Seeing by your Message,
you Intend such Agent to be only Employ'd to Represent your
addresses and Grievances, as if this House had not an Equal
Right to the Service of An Agent. For the Reasons above,
and the Sessions being as we apprehend near the Conclu-
sion we Cannot think of Entering into any further debate
about another Agent at this Time
Sign'd p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

By the Upper House of Assembly

Novem^r the 6^th 1725
Gentlemen.

We Concurr with You in Your Message by James Stoddart
Esq^r and M^r Courts, to give Reasonable Encouragement, to
the first person that shall sett up a printing press, whether
it be Tho^s Boardley Esq^r or any other person pursuant to
the Journalls therein Mentioned
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up: Ho :

Coll^o Holland from the Upper House acquaints M^r Speaker
that his Honour the Governour Commands him and the whole
house to attend him Imediately in the Upper House to present
the severall Engrost Bills past this Sessions and Assented to
by Both Houses for the Fiat thereto.

L. H. J.

Thereupon M^r Speaker with the whole House goes to the
Upper House and there presents to his Honour the Governour
the Severall Engrost Bills following to be past into Laws,
which his Honour the Governour was pleased to do, by Seal-

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