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

	L. H. J. Lib. No. 45	Mr Read	For the Negative Calder	Gassaway
		Swann	Carroll	Smith
		Wilson	Denton	Weems
		Mr Hall	Mr Ennals	Mr Mathews
		Courts	Brannock	Caswell
		Smallwood	George	Wootton
		King	Colvill	Osbn Sprigg
		Stoughton	Rumsey	Clayton
		Goldsborough	Pearce	Pemberton
		Robt Lloyd	Sheredine	Wilkinson
		Thomas	Moale

The Governor Communicated the following answer to the Address
of this House

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly

I have considered your address delivered to me on Thursday last
and can very truly assure you that it has been my constant and unin-
terrupted View and Aim, ever since I had the Honour of being
appointed Governor of this province, to promote the General Happi-
ness and Prosperity of it, by all the Ways and means that have
lain in my power, and I have the Pleasure of flattering my self,
that my Endeavours have not been without some Success, but that
both the Trade and Riches of this province have greatly increased
during the time of my Administration, and I am perswaded they
would have done so in a much higher degree, had our paper money
been put upon that Foot of Credit which the Government laboured
so heartily and sincerely to give it, and which could be done no other
way then by putting it to as many uses as possible, as must be readily
Allowed by every man of understanding, who has given any reason-
able attention to Trade, and the proper means of carrying it on

As what I now say is not only well known to all men of business
here but to every Merchant in London who is acquainted with the
Trade of this Province I hope it will be looked upon as a Sufficient
Answer to all General Charges of Oppressions and Grievances so
often mentioned this Assembly, and as to particular ones I make
no doubt of giving Satisfactory answers to them whenever you shall
please to lay them before me

The present Subject of your address is the twelve pence p hhd
raised for the support of Government, which You say " You are
sensibly concerned to find has been since the twenty ninth of Sep-
tember seventeen hundred and thirty three Collected and Levied
from the People of this province without any law that you know
of to warrant the same