Six members desire leave upon the adjournment to quit their seats, and at the next session present a written paper to the house as a testimonial thereof.
The resignation accepted and new writs issued.
The governor's message notifying the appointment of Lord Loudoun to be commander in chief in America; as also the act of parliament for raising a regiment of foreigners; recommending particularly, that the masters of such indented servants as should engage in the service might be indemnified; and that, as by the expiration of an act passed in the Lower Counties, the Pensylvanian act, lately passed, would expire also, they would prepare a proper bill for continuing the embargo, &c.
The assembly's reply; in which they show, the governor had invalidated the acts of all the other colonies by the law he had passed in the Lower Counties.
Their message concerning the excise and Indian trade bills; and his answer, that he would not recede from his amendments because of his proprietary instruction.
The instruction itself.
A remark; and the resolution of the house on the said instruction.
An act for emitting 4000l. in bills of credit, on behalf of the proprietaries, to supply so far the public occasions, till their receiver-general should be enabled by his receipts to make good their order.
An act, for striking and issuing the sum of 40,000l. for the king's use, sent up to the governor.
His message concerning an attack to be apprehended from the Indians about harvest time.