In answer whereto the following Message was prepared,
Viz.
By the Lower house of Assembly
April the 22d 1720.
May it please your Honours
We are not a little Surprized at his Excellency's Proposall
and your Honours Concurrence in Proposing to this house
an Address to his Sacred Majesty at a juncture of time when
we might Reasonably have Expected to have returned to our
familys in order to Consult their Wellfare haveing been Long
Detained here, without being Able to do any great Service to
our Country and many of our members sick and absent, and
as we Enjoy what we may or Can reasonably Desire and
haveing frequently set forth our great Satisfaction under
the protection of the best of Kings and haveing nothing to
ask of his Majesty as we can perceive at this time we desire
to be excused.
Signed p order M: Jenifer Cll: Lo: Ho.
And sent to the Upper House by Mr Lee and five others.
They return and say they Delivered it.
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