And your Memorialist humbly conceives that the Reasons offered by the said Committee, in Favour of their abovementioned procedure were entirely frivolous, For that as a Settlement was in Agitation between the two provinces, and the General Court of the Massachuset's Bay had, since the Appointment of the said Committee proposed the Appointment of Commissioners aforesaid, the proceedings of the committee were contrary to pubMc Faith, and injurious to this province, And that the Massaohusets bay Government is properly chargeable therewith, the said Committee being appointed by them. Which matters, however, as they are of a public Nature, Your Memorialist would not presume to observe to your Excellency but that your

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Memorialist by the Esecution (as lie believes and is informed) of tlie Autliority of the said Commi'Ltee, is daily aggrieved and injured in tlie Estate wliicli your Memorialist holds under the protection of this Government.

And your Memorialist further shews unto your Exeellency, that he oifered the said Committee to Conduct them to his Mannor House, and give them information of the Boundaries of this province as the same was formerly possessed by tlie Dutch. For which purpose they at first consented to go with your Memorialist but afterwards refused. Tliat the next morning your Memorialist waited on the said Committee and requested of them a Copy of the petition of the said William Bull and others, and of the Order appointing the said Committee, wliich after some Hesitation of the Chairman, they allowed your Memorialist to take by his Clerk, wdiich Copys tho' the said Chairman refused to sign it, were examined by the said Cap* Livermore, in Presence of tlie other Members of the Committee, k which your Memorialist has ready to produce to your Excellency. That thereupon your Memorialist read the Copy of the said petition in the hearing of several persons, some of whom were his Tenants, & most obstinately opposed to your Memorialist's Interest.