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Seeing the governor hath power to turn cut a counsellor, and turning 

 out incapacitates him from being an assembly man, no covmsellor dares 

 give his opinion against the governor, under danger of less penalty than 

 losing that which he thinks his birth right : also, a governor being chan- 

 cellor, ordinary, and admiral, joined with his military authority, lodges 

 so great a power in him, that being united and executed in one person to 

 turn it totum in qualibet parte, so that he may invalidate any thing done 

 under his own commission. 



There is no doubt but, "by this new way, it is in the assembly's power 

 to consent to and perpetuate such laws as are wholly of benefit to them, 

 and leave unpassed all that may be thought most necessary for his majes- 

 ty 5 which advantage they not laying hold on, hope it will be an evidence 

 they are careful of his majesty's prerogative, as it is the duty of every 

 good subject to be. 



It is without controversy, that the old form of government, which was 

 ordered so like his majesty's kingdom of England, must of consequence 

 be of greater encouragement to all his majesty's subjects, as well ag 

 strangers to remove themselves hither. Upon his majesty's proclamation 

 in my lord Windsor's time, and by those gracious instructions given to 

 sir Thomas Mod y ford, all or most part of the sugar plantations have 

 been settled j and the major part of the said planters being such who ar- 

 rived here and settled upon the general liking of the model first constitu- 

 ted, and in belief that they lost not any of the privileges of his majesty's 

 subjects of the kingdom of England by their removal hither^ and having 

 by no act, as we believe, either provoked his majesty or forfeited our 

 rights, or ever desiring or attempting to lessen or question his majesty's 

 prerogative, the preservation whereof we ever deemed the best means of 

 preserving our own privileges and estate?, we shall presume to hope for the 

 continuance of his majesty's favour, which is impossible for us ever to 

 forget. 



And whereas their lordships are pleased to offer their advice to his ma- 

 jesty, to furnish his governor with such powers as were foimerly dven 

 to col. D'Oyley and others, in whose time the then accounted army was 

 not disbanded, but so continued till lord Windsor's arrival, who brought 

 over the king's royal donative, and order to settle the civil government : 

 we hope the;r lordships intend not that we are to be governed by or r.s an 

 army, or that the governor be empowered to levy any true by him- elf and 

 council ; since his majesty having discharged himself and council, by an 

 ?ct of parliament, of any such power over any of rus msjesty's subjects 



