Part 11

part, McDonald and Bancroft.

To the second order his answere was affirmative, namely, that (his Patent notwithstanding) whensoever he should send into the baye to trade, he would be contente to putt in security to the Governour for the good behaviour of his people towardes the Indians.

patente, McDonald. woulde, McDonald.

Gov^r, Bancroft.

towards, Bancroft.

It was at the same time further ordered by the Assembly that the Speaker, in their names, should (as he nowe doth) humbly demaunde of the Treasurer, Counsell and Company an exposition of this one clause in Captaine Martin's Patente, namely, where it is saide That he is to enjoye his landes in as lardge and ample manner, to all intentes and purposes, as any lord of any manours in England dothe holde his grounde out of w^{ch} some have collected that he might by the same graunte protecte men from paying their debts and from diverse other dangers of lawe. The least the Assembly can alledge against this clause is, that it is obscure, and that it is a thing impossible for us here to knowe the Prerogatives of all the manours in Englande. The Assembly therefore humbly beseeche their lo^{pps} and the rest of that hon^{ble} house that in case they shall finde any thing in this or in any other parte of his graunte wherby that clause towardes the conclusion of the great charter, (viz., that all grauntes aswell of the one sorte as of the other respectively, be made w^{th} equall favour, & graunts of like liberties & imunities as neer as may be, to the ende that all complainte of partiality and indifferency may be avoided,) might in any sorte be contradicted or the uniformity and equality of lawes and orders extending over the whole Colony might be impeached, That they would be pleased to remove any such hindrance as may diverte out of the true course the free and publique current of Justice.

doe, McDonald.

demande, McDonald.

Council, McDonald.

Capt., Bancroft.

enjoy, McDonald and Bancroft.

large, McDonald, Bancroft.

&, McDonald.

beseecheth, McDonald and Bancroft. Lop^s, McDonald; Lo^{ps}, Bancroft.

bourde, McDonald and Bancroft.

grants, McDonald.

immunities, McDonald.

complaintes, McDonald, Bancroft.

unindifferency, McDonald, Bancroft.

mighte, McDonald.

equallity, McDonald.

&, McDonald.

&, McDonald and Bancroft.

Upon the same grounde and reason their l^{ops}, together with the rest of the Counsell and Company, are humbly besought by this general assembly that if in that other clause w^{ch} exempteth Captaine Martin and his people from all services of the Colony &c., they shall finde any resistance against that equality and uniformity of lawes and orders intended nowe by them to be established over the whole Colony, that they would be pleased to reforme it.

&, McDonald.

Councill, McDonald.

besoughte, McDonald.

the Generall, McDonald.