336 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Rights and prerogatives and for the Defence peace and Preservation
of our said Provinces and the Inhabitants thereof: to have and to
hold the said offices, Stations and Powers with Singular the Rights
Emoluments and Priveleges thereunto belonging or appurtaining,
during our Pleasure, observe Nevertheless and Perform such orders
and Instructions, as we from time to time shall send to you our trusty
and well beloved A. b. provided always, that nothing herein before
Contained, shall be deemed, Construed or taken to extend, or give
any power and Authority to you the said a. b. to do Suffer acquiesce,
or agree to any thing by means or reasons whereof, Either we or
our Heirs may be Impeached, hurt or prejudiced in our Royalties,
Jurisdictions Rights, Titles, property or Interest, of, in or to, our said
Provinces, or any part thereof any thing herein before Contained to
the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding, and Lastly we do bv these
presents, Revoke, Repeal and make Void all former Commission or
Commissions formerly given or granted to any person whatsoever,
Strictly Commanding and requiring all persons of what Degree or
Condition whatsoever, to pay ready and due respect, Submission and
Obedience to our said Trusty and well beloved A. B. Esq^r as they will
answer the Contrary at their utmost peril, given at the City of An-
napolis this 27^th day of June in the Nineteenth year of our Dominion,
Annoq: Domini 1733. Your Committee humbly observe, that if his
Lordship had ever so Clear a Right, by Virtue of the said Law, to
the aforesaid duty, yet he has not made the application thereof which
was originally Intended by the Legislators, to wit for the payment of
his Lordships Council, finding and Supplying a magazine for the
Defence of this Province and other the necessary Charges of the
Government, but that his Majesty's Subjects in this Province have
been otherwise burthened, with and oblidged to pay the same. Your
Committee humbly further observe that by what Acts appear to them
at all times, made for the support of his Lordships Governor, Gov-
ernment, and Contingent Charges thereof, that the same has been
Joined with a Consideration for his quit rents and Alienation fines,
and which make it appear to your Committee, that the Legislators
always deemed their granting Towards the support of his Lord-
ships Government, as a mixed Consideration, not only for that Par-
ticular use, but towards a Compensation for the other Likewise.
Your Committee beg leave with great Submission most humbly
to observe, that as the royal head is restrained by many laws, one
of which may Suffice for the present, that of Consequence the Subject
must likewise and that his Lordship Can assume no greater power
or Prerogative then his most sacred and Royal Majesty. I^st of
William and Mary, Section 2^d Chap 2^d of Rights and liberties that
leving money for to the use of the Crown, by pretence of Prerogative
without grant of Parliament, or for longer time, or in other manner
than the same is or shall be granted, is Illegal, your Committee pray
leave to make one observation on the foregoing Letter or Message