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Bill for Confirmation of our present Constitntion, And must take leave to say that the Loss of so much time is not to be attributed to any Delay of ours. But if the Governor, in honor canot Grant what we have offered to his Consideration, It Causes some doubt that the Objection of the last Assembly concerning the Proprietors Reservation in thy Commission, is not so Clear as it was Represented and Assured to that Assembly by the opinion of the Council, And we Cannot but be grieved That our Resolving to Wait upon the Govern'r in a Committee, to hear his Reasons for the Amendm'ts of the aforesaid Bill, and to report the same to the House, should be Construed such an Irrational Proposall as to be void of all Colour of Justice, ffor though we do not Deny but that every particular member is Equally Concerned in this house for the good of the People, Yet they are all Subject to Certain Regulations, which canot be Controled or Altered but by the Assembly. And we find that our method of Acting in this behalf is warranted by Presedent in this Govern't, as well as in other Governments, which we by the Charter, have power to imitate.

We Concieve That what we Start (as thou art pleased to Term it, concerning Parliamentary Priviledges, I thou means that which Insist upon about Conferring with thee by Committees) is not without Presedents. And if to assert those things proves tedious, we Canot help it, nor do we Deem it loss of Time nor Delay of Business, to maintain the Rights and Priviledges of this house.

We are well assured we have been, and still are very Tender of the Priviledges of the people, and Canot but with much Regret Reflect upon the small Progress made towards a good Settlement of them. But hope it will appear that we have not been wanting in our Endeavours. If this opportunity be lost, And Desire That the Governour would be pleased to Shew Wherein he has offered any Instance of his Condescention to this house that may demonstrate to the world how far he has been willing to make us happy.

As the Members of this house are not Convened upon their own, but the publick affairs, So Sinister designs are altogether Strangers to their hearts and actions, which we doubt not but will disappoint the Ill-wishers of the Common Good, whoever they be, this house having little or no Breaches in it, and desire a hearty union wth the Governor, and will allways be ready to use all reasonable means to Remove Difficulties, and not start or insist upon any thing that is not of Absolute necessity, and shall readily submit our Messages to Correction when it is made appear that any of them have a Tendency to give trouble to our ffriends, under what denomination soever.

As we are Ignorant of any Unbecoming Language that has been given to the Governour, so if we were thought worthy to be made acquainted with the Persons by whom it was Given, They Should soon meet wth the Just Reprehension of this house If within our Cognizance.

The Governor may believe That We are fully assured our proceedings Do very well agree with the Sentiments of the people we Represent, and we are not Conscious to our Selves that we have been disrespectfull to the Councill, but have paid due regard to them in proper Stations,

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