That the Councill of this province on the first of May Last Exhibited Sufficient reasons why Commissioners ought not To be appointed on the part of this province for that purpose. But that the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay ouglit to answer the former plain request made Concerning their Warrant, to Claim Westward of Connecticut River.

That on the Twelftli of June Last the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay gave a Generall But no particular answer To the said Question Twice proposed to tliem But Instead thereof resolve to proceed in the matters first Complained of by this Government.

That the Council! of this province on the 19th of July Last, particularly pointed out the defects and Insufficiencys of the answer of the Massachusetts Bay to said Question. And the injustice of their Resolution to proceed and take upon themselves To be the judges, in ContemjDt of his Majestys Sole right to Judge in this matter, and that the said Councill propose the sending them a Coppy of the act of this province for appointing Commissioners To Examine into the Eastern Bounds of this Colony, and also propose the stay of Exercising the Jurisdiction of this province on any lands Eastward of our antient grants

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 761

till the final Settlement of this Controversy or his Majestys pleasure should be known, if the Massachusetts Bay would make no other Encroachments on the said antient Grants, Eut that should they Continue their Encroachments it would then be the Indispensable duty of this Government to protect his Majestys Subjects thereof.