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be so applyed, and therefore wee hope his Lordship never
intended Contrary to the end of it's being raised and to the
Instructions from the Crown to receive any part of that money
himself It seeming probable if he had so designed he would
have Employed some other person than Mr Carroll to receive
it unless Mr Carroll had promised his Lordship to take the
oaths to the Governmt which that money was raised to Sup-
port without which by the Laws of this Province in force for
many years past he could not be Qualified for such Service,
And therefore it is the opinion of these conferrees that the
publick wellfare of this Proce is so farr Interested & concerned
in the due applican of that Impost for the Honr and better
Governmt of the people as the defence of the Province that
no part thereof ought to be given up Especially unto the
hands of Mr Carroll or any other Disaffected to his Matys
Governmt or the Protestant interest
Mr Carrolls Recomending to his Exncy that Caution should
be used in assenting to some Laws seems to these Conferrees
an unintelligible Direction designed on purpose by him only
to disturb his Exncy in that weak Condition of health he is in
or for some other secret Ends which Mr Carroll ought to
Explain.
He saith Caution is to be used in Assenting to some Laws
but says not which and seems to take it for granted caution is
not used in any.
Mr Carroll seems not very kind to his Lordship in being
privy to a proceeding that may be to his Lordship's Detriment
without Detecting it, that it might be now prevented by the
Legislature.
Wee must believe if Mr Carrolls Caution was a friendly one
he would have rendered it more effectual by Explaining it but
as it is It rather seems to be a generall threat from passing
any laws or if any should be past yet they should not take
Effect. It is humbly the opinion of these Conferrees that Mr
Carroll has used a very undecent freedome with his Exncy in
assumeing to himself the liberty of Directing him in so
Generall a manner a ffreedome wee have never heared used
before by any Subject to a Gov' and it's humbly the oppinion
of these Conferrees that Mr Carroll is guilty therein of great
arrogance unless he has some Superior authority which (if he
has) ought to be made publick
Signed p order John Beale Cl Conferr
Which being read the house Approves thereof & concurrs
therewith and ordered the following Endorsment to be made
thereon (Viz)
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