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necefTary, or when the members are not 

 fo unanimous in the fervice of their king 

 and country as is their duty : it frequently 

 however happens, that, led afide by ca- 

 price or by interefted views, he exerts it to 

 the prejudice of the province. The colony 

 has fometimes had a governor, whofe quar- 

 rels with the inhabitants, have induced 

 their reprefentatives, or the members of 

 the afTembly, through a fpirit of revenge, 

 to oppofe indifferently every thing he pro- 

 pofed, whether it was beneficial to the 

 country or nor. In fuch cafes the govern- 

 or has made ufe of his powers dhTolving 

 the afTembly, and calling another foon af- 

 ter, which however he again dilTolved upon 

 the leaft mark of their ill humour. By this 

 means he fo much tired them, by the many 

 expences which they were forced to bear in 

 fo fhort a time, that they were at laft glad 

 to unite with him, in his endeavours for 

 the good of the province. But there have 

 likewife been governors who have called 

 affemblies and difTolved them foon after, 

 merely becaufe the reprefentatives did not 

 act according to their whims, or would not 

 give their affent to propofals which were 

 perhaps dangerous or hurtful 'to the com- 

 mon welfare. 



The king appoints the governor accord- 

 ing 



