Upon which we Beg Leave to remark that when they made the proposal to appoint Commissioners which was on the 12tb of Aprill tJiey had the report, of the Council! of this province of the 28'h of ffebruary under their Consideration In which the Question which they are pleased to Terra Magisterial was Contained and that it was a proper and the only Rational Question that Could be put will appear upon Considering that report and in part from the purport of it herein Before set forth. ' Tis a question to whicli this Government had Intitled it self To a fair answer by the rule of Equality of doing To us as we had done to them by our haveing given a fah' answer, in such manner as if the Like question had been put by the Massachusets Bay to this Government, and ' Tis a question We suppose they would have answ^ered, &. thereby have set forth their right if any other they had tlian what by that report is pointed out and shown to be void.

We would further remark that they Omitt tlie reason given by the Council here on the first of May Last why it was improper to appoint Commissioners for the purpose Requested and are pleased to Introduce this which they call Magisterial as if it had Been the answer of this province to their request But Avhy this representation of the matter is made by them, they can best account.

To the next paragraph wherein they Question What the Councill here had declared in their Report of the l^t of May Concerning their knowledge of tliis affair, We say tlie Council