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Lordships Government and Governor within this Province thus
Endorsed.

By the Lower House of Assembly 29 May 1739
Read the first time and Ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

By the Lower House of Assembly 30 May 1739
Read the second time by an Especial Order and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read the first time in this House and Ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning with the Addition of Philip Lee Esq^r
The following Message is sent by James Hollyday Esq^r

U. H. J.

No. 734

The Upper House of Assembly 30 May 1739
Gentlemen
Your Message of yesterday by Mess^rs Denton & Courts gave Us
real Satisfaction for that you seem now after sitting above four
Weeks to shew a Disposition to proceed in some. Manner likely to
attain the great End desired by Us, the Ease and Good of the Coun-
try, and also by the same Message you most truly and candidly
declare the Opinion you cannot in Justice avoid having of Our sin-
cere Inclinations and Endeavours to render the People easy, and
remove every Obstacle to their Happiness; As these Points have
been our Constant Aim, we cannot but comfort Our selves in the
just Sense the Lower House of Assembly entertains of Our sin-
cerity, And therefore you conclude very rightly that Our Refusal
to concur with the Bill mentioned in Your Message was occasioned
by some weighty Objections, which we shall not be less pleased to
have obviated, than to receive any such Expedients as may remove
all Difficulties to settle the Officers fees satisfactorily to all Parties ;
although We are very well assured the Regulation of the Lord Pro-
prietary makes the Fees sufficiently certain: Nor is it to be imagined
that by an Act of the Legislature Complaints concerning Officers fees
can be totally prevented, such Complaints being often promoted
by the clamourous and uneasy Dispositions of restless and turbulent
Persons without any just Foundation therefore We think the Legis-
lature ought to be very careful not to give any Encouragement to
Complaints upon trifling Occasions, especially considering that any

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