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for the publick good as not to remind you that instead of demanding
immediate Reparation we dispatched the publick Business by our
Clerk in order to prevent unnecessary debates to the delay of pub-
lick Business.
Thus we stiffled our Resentments and only endeavoured to avoid
a future Indignity on the like Occasion and Ave have now the better
opinion of and are more Confirmed in the Resolution we before took
of sending our messages by our Clerk by the Content it will Give
your house and as to your following our Example in sending all
your messages by your Clerk this house presumes your Acquaintance
with Legislative Proceedings in every Part of his Majestys domin-
ions will prevent the sending a Messenger never before thought
or heard of for the Purpose you are pleased to design him and who
would not be Admitted to deliver any Message to us from your
House
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Adjourned till to morrow morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
No. 33

Friday morning 19^th May 1738
This house met again According to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

May 19

Eodem die Post Merediem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning

Ordered that the Clerk of this House carry again to the Lower
house the same Message sent Yesterday and that he acquaint the
Serjeant of the Lower house that he attends with a Message from the
Upper house in Answer to the Message sent from the Lower house
Yesterday by Col^o Hooper and M^r Courts the Clerk of this House
waited at the door of the Lower house an hour to deliver the said
message but instead of the Lower house receiving the Message the
Clerk thereof came and offered the Clerk of this House a message
to be delivered to the Upper House he then told the Clerk of the
Lower house he had no Orders from the Upper House to Receive
and Message whereupon the Clerk of the Lower house said if he
would not receive it he had Orders to read it and began so to do
bu the Clerk of this House not having Orders to stay to hear the
same returned to the house
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

p. 537