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tried, is highly derogatory of the Rights of British Subjects, as
thereby the inestimable Privilege of being tried by a Jury from the
Vicinage, as well as the Liberty of summoning and producing Wit-
nesses on such Trial, will be taken away from the Party accused.

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that an humble,
dutiful, and loyal Address be presented to his Majesty, to assure him
of our inviolable Attachment to his sacred Person and Government,
and to beseech his Royal Interposition, as the Father of all his People,
however remote from the Seat of his Empire, to quiet the Minds of
his loyal Subjects of this Colony, and to avert from them those
Dangers and Miseries which will ensue, from the seizing and carry-
ing beyond Sea any Persons residing in America, suspected of any
Crimes whatsoever, to be tried in any other Manner, than by the
antient and long established Course of Proceeding.
The said Resolutions being severally read a Second Time, Resolved,
Nemine Contradicente, That the House doth agree with the Com-
mittee in the said Resolutions.

Ordered, That the Speaker of this House do transmit, without
Delay, to the Speakers of the several Houses of Assembly on this
Continent, a Copy of the Resolutions now agreed to by this House,
and request their Concurrence therein. A true Copy, extracted from
the Journals of the House of Burgesses.
G Wythe. C. H. B

Ordered, That the said Letter and Resolves be read.
Ordered, That the said Letter, and Resolves, be taken into Con-
sideration To-morrow Morning, at the sitting of the House.
The House adjourns 'til To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 19

Wednesday, December 20.^th
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called, and all appeared, as on Yesterday, except
M.^r Chase and M.^r Worthington.

The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
The Governor communicated to M.^r Speaker the following Extract
of a Letter from Lord Hillsborough.

Extract of a Letter from the Earl of Hillsborough, dated May
13.^th 1769.

Dec. 20

"But I can take upon me to assure you, notwithstanding Insinua-
tions to the contrary, from Men with factious and seditious Views,
that his Majesty's present Administration have at no Time enter-
tained a Design to propose to Parliament to lay any further Taxes on
America for the Purpose of raising a Revenue, and that it is at

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