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from the prop^ry may be properly presented by a new Governors
Hands, without so great a risque of a Disobliging address as to one
Delivered by the present Govern^r
It must be owned to be a Disagreeable Scituation for persons in
the immediate managem^t of Affairs, to be under the necessity of tem-
porizing: But none that Has The welfare of His Lordships family
so sincerely at Heart, as to preferr it to any other Consideration, can
justly repine at any of the aforementioned Concessions which may
perhaps be prejudiciall to their particular interests, so as the princi-
pall & Essentiall points to His Lordship's Honour & Interest may by
that means be supported & Established

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Observations on the Bill sent from the Lower House for the Pro-
vision of Arms &c^a and the Conduct of the Lower House in Relation
thereto.
The Governor in his Speech pressed the Lower House in the
strongest Manner to revive the Law for provision of Arms &c^a in
the usual Manner. To this the Lower House took some Exception
as if the Governor dictated, how and by what means & manner they
were to raise this money: The Governor in Answer fully explained
the Reasons of his expressing himself in such plain Terms, and
which were, Lest they should frame a Bill of the same Import with
me sent from that House last Session, and which could not answer
the Purposes designed, or be past without the most unjust Reflec-
tions on the Upper House and Government.
The Lower House notwithstanding this Caution from the Gov-
ernor sends up a Bill alike in Every material Part to the Bill in 1741
Sessions, and another in 1742 Sessions, Except, that the Duty of
Three pence is increased to four Pence; Both which Bills were re-
jected by the Upper House for the Reasons expressed in a Message
from the Upper House in 1741 and which were referred to in the
Return of the Bill with their Negative in 1742.
But to be more particular in the Reasons against this Bill, It must
be observed,
First. That the Lower House cannot be supposed to be earnestly
disposed to testify their zeal for his Majesty's Person and Govern-
ment &c^a (as the Preamble sets forth) by sending up a Bill, which
they must believe, by Experience, would miscarry in the Upper
House.
2^dly The Bill directs the money to be paid to Coll⁰ Sprigg only,
by which means the whole Design and use of the Bill might be possi-
bly frustrated, In Case of Coll^o Spriggs Death before he had given
the security directed by the Bill, For on such Accident the Naval
Officers might indeed receive the Duty, but they could not be author-
ized to pay the Money to any Person, who could invest it for the
Purposes in the Bill; Whereas had the Bill ordered the monies to be

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