130 Assembly Proceedings, August 11-16, 1737.

L. H. T.

Lib. No. 45

ingr of said Cressap for seizing: Divers of our Inhabitants and Particu-
larly some of the Principal Magistrates of Lancaster County which
we Can by no means here Divert without Entring into such an Open
Rupture as Neither our Duty to our Sovereign nor our Religious
Principles will Suffer us to Engage in
We Therefore most Humbly beseech our Gracious Sovereign the
Common Father of all His People to take, our Case into his Princely
Consideration and that he will be pleased to Enjoyn the Said Lord
Baltimore and all Others Claiming Authority under him to Desist
from all further Acts of Violence to the People of Pensilvania: and
that he. do Confine himselfe to the Bounds and limits Set to his Prov-
ince as well by his Grandfather as himselfe uniill the same shall be
determined by due Course of Law or to grant to us such Other relief
as the King in his great Wisdom Shall Judge Equitable and Just and
we his Humble Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Ever pray.
Philadelphia Signed in Behalfe of the Council, James Logan,
Dec^r 11^th 1736] President
Signed by order of the Assembly, A. Hamilton,
Speaker

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Col Ward and foure more from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message. (See page 107.)
And the following Address (See page 108.)
The House Approves the. Address and ordered a Message be pre-
pared to morrow morning to be Sent to the Upper House Signifying
the Approbation of this House
The House Adjourns untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock

August 16

Tuesday morning August 16^th 1737
The House met According to Adjournment &c^a
Capt" Wright Appeared in the House this morning
The following Message (See page 108.)
Sent to the Upper House by Col King and Eleven more.
The following Message. (See page 119.)
Sent to the Upper House with the Journal of Accounts by the
Committee of Accounts

Col Ward and three more from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message (See page 108.)
And the Address to the Kings most Excellent Majesty Signed by
the Governor and President of the Upper House of Assembly.
M^r Speaker by order of the. House Signed the Address to the
Kings most Excellent Majesty which was Sent to the Upper House
by Major Sprigg and Seven more with the following Message.
(See page 109.)