The poor Colony of JVeio-York, containing in it not above 6000 Men at the most, were at the Charge of at least 30000 l. upon the Expedition for Canada, upwards of 27000 /. to pay some small Debts and make good the Embasselment of the publick Money in the Government, and 4045 /. per Annum for five Years by Resolves of tlie House, part of which is to bring them to be Tributaries to the Heathen, and pay Men to bring it so to be ; and now the Colony is miserably distressed, if not vassaled : The Sence whereof caused several to mo^'e out of the same, and several more purpose to do so, if they canndt be relieved.

A great Part of tlie Aggrievances and Injustice done in tlie Colony may be ascribed to an unequal Proportion of Representa

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tivcs ; and if not redressed, may ruin the Colony. If there were an equal Proportion of them, as near as may be according to the Number of the People in each County, tlien they might in the strongest Manner unite the Hearts of all tlie Subjects, and put. an effectual End to all the Feuds and Animosities that have obstructed Prosperity in tlie Colony fur a Course of many I'ears.

There is a Court of Chancery erected at JVtw- York^ where the Governor is sole Jadge^ and if he demands any thing in the King's Name and it is not comply'd w ith, they shall be suhpanKi'd to the Court of Chancery, where the Governor sliall judge whether he shall have his Demands ; the Masters of Chancery s-iall not judge in the Cause, only tax the Costs of the Court, So 'in all Cases that come to that Court, the Governor is only and sole Judge, whether the Cause be right by the Verdict of Twelve Men and Judgment upon tlie same.