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and Advantage to this Province in particular & promote
navigation in general
It is with Compassion I observe so many young men of
admirable natural Parts grow up without the least improve-
ment of Art, to form their minds & make them more useful
to their Country, It is more than Time to repair the great
neglect that is shewn to Learning here, It lies at your door to
accomplish the good work of laying a foundation for Sufficient
schools, The consequence of such Education will be to see
your sons increase in Knowledge & Virtue as well as in
Wealth & Honour, you will likewise have the Blessings of
the poor in this Life And Posterity will praise you as Benefac-
tor's of your Country
Gentlemen — Let not the novelty of what I have offered
prove an obstruction to the publick Good, few things attain
perfection at the first setting forth, This Province is but yet
in its Infancy, the means to make it grow up to a flourishing
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Condition is by using of Industry in your Traffick, and by
countenancing of useful Learning but these also are here in
their tender age so they must be nourished with time Care
& patience
After which the Delegates withdrew to their House
And Mr Benjamin Tasker and Mr Thos Holdsworth from
the Delegates came & presented Mr Thos Macnemara their
Clerk Elected to be Qualified, by taking the Oaths appointed
in the stead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy the
Oath of Abjuration and Oath of Clerk of their House which
was administred to him by his Excellcy the Governour And
the said Mr Macnemara in the presence of the said two Dele-
gates likewise Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Decla-
ration commonly called the Test
The Board adjourned 'till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning
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