May it please your Excellency We are humbly of Opinion that we have proceeded against these persons, in a Just and Le^al metiiod ; Eut Ave are very Conscious to our Selves, we iiave L'calt vvitli them in all Tenderness and Moderation : Too jiiuc I of iliis if any tiling has been our only fault, and we knownot but this may !iave Contributed to the harsh and severe Exprcssioiis used by them in the petition ; of wliicli we shall say no more, but Submit tliem to your Excellency's being

hi no Doubt but'}our Excellency will take such notice of them, as wiil by Conduci^'e to tiie Encouragement of the Magistracy of tills County in their Duty.

lit is wit'i some Concern that we find ourselves Complained agauist in such a manner to your Excellency for our Judicial xlcticns, in punis'iing persons for a most dangerous Kiot, when we were by the Law obliged thereto, under very great penalties. We humbly submit to your Excellency's great prudence, all our Actions, and also whetlier these petitioners are proper objects of 3 our Excfllency's ffavour, in relation to their ffines ; \Vhicli are so small, t'.at they will scarce satisfye the Charges of that necessary prosecution. But we do assure your Excellency, how ill soever fuse petitioners have deserved of us ; Their Indiscretions shall not be able to make any Impressions on us to their prejudice, but we Avill still go on to Discharge our Dutys according to Law and good Conscience. And though we very well know some Turbulent people amongst us are now busy to scrape up all the Little Complaints they can against us ; We are humbly Con fident that the Groundlessnesse and Untruth of this petition, will Induce your Excellency to give but Litle Credit to any other Suggtstions, people of this sort of Spirit may make against us.