148 Assembly Proceedings, August 5-September 28, 1745.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

what may be properly said to be in support of this Government, you
would find very considerable sums, and not less than fifteen Hundred
Pounds within a few years past disbursed for that Purpose; and I
must acquaint you on this Head, that I believe myself, and probably
my Predecessors, may have remitted and pardoned several Common
Law Fines &^a and perhaps Act of Assembly Fines; but I presume any
Lenity or Compassion of this kind, exercised towards the People,
will not be thought exceptionable by their Representatives.
The Governor and Council are impowered by Act of Assembly
to employ the Amerciaments in the Provincial Court as they think
fit, and in Consequence of this Authority such Amerciaments (tho'
by what I can find, not above One Thousand Pounds of Tobacco
per annum, communibus Annis) have been allowed to the Clerk of
the Council, which the Lower House of Assembly in the year 1715
were satisfied with: nor is this Disposition much different from
what is done with those in Westminster Hall, for when the miseri-
cordias or Amerciaments became so inconsiderable that they were
not worth the affeering and the King's Acceptance, such Amercia-
ments were allotted to some Officer of the Court, but never applied
for the Benefit of the People.
I cannot help, Gentlemen, taking notice of your speaking of his

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Lordship as Governor of this Province; it is an Appellation I shall
not dispute with you, but at the same Time you must acknowledge
he is the King's Governor and consequently plainly intitled, by the
express Words of the Act of 1704, to the Fund provided by that Act
to the Support of Government.
M^r Harrison hath leave of the House to go Home.
Ordered, that the Clerk of this House give notice to the absent
Members that their immediate Attendance is required.
The House adjourns 'til Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

September 9

Monday Morning, September 9. 1745

The House met according to Adjournment. All members present
as on Saturday, except M^r Harrison and M^r John Goldsborough.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
On Motion of a member that an Address be prepared to his Excel-
lency, to order to be laid before this House the neat Amount of his
Lordship's Quit Rents :

Ordered, that Col. King, and M^r George prepare an Address
accordingly.

Col King brings in the Address to his Excellency, which was read,
approved of, and ordered to be ingrossed.