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be the Certain Loss of Your present Temporary Laws, be so trifling
or inconsiderable to your Constituents, whatever some of you may
now think, as to perswade them, you have made a good Bargain by
procuring an Expiration of all Your own temporary Laws, for the
sake of dropping Two or Three Laws agreeable to the Government,
and especially the Act for Defence of the Province; nor can I think
the Conduct of the Upper House (who in Our Constitution is placed
between Government and People) unreasonable, in keeping under
their own Power Bills useful to the People, in Order that they may
make sure of such a Bill as regards the common Safety of the whole
Province; and which Your House withholds from a Passage into the
Upper House contrary to the joint Agreement of the Conferees of
Both Houses confirmed from time to time in the Course of that
Conference by Each House; And I hope I may make this Observa-

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tion, that in all Governments Laws grateful to the People and Gov-
ernment will be always expected to go Hand in Hand
I have the Good and Happiness of the Province so very sincerely
at heart, that I cannot help recommending to you, Gentlemen of the
Lower House, to withdraw to your House, and consider in what
Situation you will leave the Province, both with Regard to the
Defence of it and the Condition of Your Laws, should you still
persist in keeping back the Arms &c.
But I must further observe to you, that as a Commission out of
the high Court of Chancery in Relation to the Bounds of this Prov-
ince, is to be executed next Monday at the head of the Bay, where
the Attendance of some of the Members of the Upper House is
absolutely necessary, I must request you will either dispatch your
Business this Week, or that Both Houses may adjourn for a Fort-
night, otherwise I shall be under a Necessity of ending the Session
by a Prorogation

The following Message is sent by Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 3^d June 1740
Gentlemen
We have considered Your Message of 27^th of May, in Relation
to M^r Charles Sewall, and think it very just, either to make him
Satisfaction for his Land, or to purchase it for him of the Indians ;
if you chuse the first We desire that you will make him an Allow-
ance in the Journal of Accounts; if the last, that You will appoint
such of Your Members to make the Purchase as you think proper,
but in both Cases We recommend an Allowance for the Expences
he has been at about this Affair to your Consideration
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

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