with, we pray your Excellency to Believe that it is with no small Regrett we offer anything that may Lessen the Character of these Gentlemen with you, soe on the other hand we promise ourselves your Countenance in Exposing tlie false measm-es those Gentlemen have fallen into, to the hurt of many, its not a mischief Perpetrated against a single person, or soe tho' to their undoing that moves us to this address against men of such Distinguisht Stations as the Justices are among us, But the Inconveniences we and many others are fallen into, those Effect us nor are we under any Concern to make good what we have here affirmed against those justices ; or any of them by name All the articles alledged against those named we offer to prove fully without succumbing in any one article whatever, and Doubt not to make it appear that we have been sparing prhaps to a fault, (as things are now with us) in telling truth Less against them than we have truth and proof to support us in. Your Excellency we hope will wisely Consider, as the above mentioned abuses of the justices in Diverting from the fundamentall Laws and great ends of magistracy and Government, soe tlie Quallities of the men, Considered without the ornaiments of their honorable office to Recommend 'em to your ExceHencys Good Likeing we believe those will be found to be but of a size with their neighbors, neither we hope will your Excellencys good will and favour be monopolized by a sett of men, that know soe Little to value or use it, we Intirely submit to your Excellencys great Discretion, to Act in tlie premises as you shall thinlc filt and that you will see Cause to Out these persons of an office, they have bore so Contrary to the Ends you proposed to your self in honoring them with it, and your Excellencys Petitioners shall pray Samuel fitch John Carman