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4^thly And when all the foregoing Amendments are made still We
must to prevent further Loss of time acquaint you that We are de-
termined not Pass the Bill unless the remaining Part, after the
Words, herein directed, in the 4^th Line of the 24 Page be left out
for the following Reasons

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34

I^st That such Part of the Bill as is designed to establish a Fund
for raising a Sum of Money for the Payment of an Agent to transact
any Business for this Province in London is foreign to his Majestys
Service in General and more Especially to that which gave Rise to,
and ought to be the only Object of this Bill
2^dly This Blending or taking two different Matters in the same
Bill in Order to force the Consent of any Branch of the Legislature
to the Other by the necessity or Disenableness of the other has always
been Condemned as an Unparliamentary Unjust and Violent Pro-
ceeding, since by that means the Legislature are not at Liberty but
compelled to Act which is Contrary to the very Institution & Free-
dom of Parliament
3^dly That although the Method of Tacking hath something been
used, Yet it may be laid down as an undoubted Truth, that those
Persons who have Offered to Clog any Bill with a Tack were always
thought Enemies or ill Wishers to such Bill, and not those who re-
fused the Bill on Account of such an Unparliamentary step; And
as We take for Granted you would Avoid if possible every suspicion

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of [Dislike] to the Duty we are now endeavoring to shew to his
Majesty We doubt not this Observation alone will prevail with You
to pass the Bill with that Amendment
4^thly That as You seem by Your Addresses to the Governor to
Value what You shall do in this Affair for his Majestys Service as
a free and Voluntary Contribution, We cannot think it will appear
in so meritorious a Light, If You should not concur with Our
Amendments, since it may be concluded Your House would not have
consented to some Provision for Louisburgh Garrison without Ob-
taining a Fund for the Payment of an Agent in England; And that
your Zeal for his Majestys Service in this Particular had no other
View but from and was Entirely Bounded by the Desire of having
an Agent
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up Ho.
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

Wednesday Morning 21 August 1745
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

August 21