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from this House, and did hope in Return to our Address on that
Subject, to have had the Pleasure of your Excellency's Approbation
of our Conduct, and to have heard of Mr. Rawlings's Removal from
his Trust, or at least of your Excellency's Caution to him to execute
it uprightly for the Time to come; and were greatly disappointed
by your Excellency's Recommendation to us, to forbear to meddle,
for the future, with such Complaints as are (as your Excellency
was pleased to say) if not groundless, relievable elsewhere, and the
proper Objects for the Enquiry of another Jurisdiction; of which
we flatter ourselves we have now satisfied your Excellency the
contrary.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 6
p. 440
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And we humbly beg Leave to declare to your Excellency, that we
shall always, as we look upon it to be our indispensible Duty, and
one great End of our Institution, and without which the Peoples
Liberties will be but merely nominal, strictly enquire into, and
freely represent, every Misconduct or Misbehaviour in the Ad-
ministration of the Government, and Execution of the Laws of this
Province, which we may discover tending to the Prejudice of the
good People thereof, by whomsoever committed or suffered; still
confident, from your Excellency's own good Intentions, and benevo-
lent Disposition, you will always, for the future, exert all the Power
you are invested with, to afford the People of this Province, his
Majesty's good and loyal Subjects, an adequate Redress to every
Grievance, which, by the Representation of their Deputies in As-
sembly, may be laid before you, in doing which, whatever Expence
it may be to the Country, we can depend our Constituents will think
it Money well laid out.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Hammond and Mr. Matthew Tilghman do
acquaint his Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address,
to be presented to him, and desires to know when and where he will
please to receive it : They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the
Governor was pleased to signify he would receive the Address im-
mediately at the Council Chamber.
Ordered, That Mr. Lloyd, and Five more, do present the Address
to his Excellency.
Col. Henry brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Ingrossed
Bill, entituled, An Act for his Majesty's Service, and the more
immediate Defence and Protection of the Frontier Inhabitants of
this Province; which was Read and Assented to, and sent to the
Upper House, with the Paper Bill thereof, by Mr. Lloyd and
Col. Henry.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.
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