(if he has been hiilierto debar'd) may be now allowed the Privilege of Law more especially in relation to the extraordinary Bail demanded of him ; and that he may be set at Liberty upon reasonable Bail ; and tliat as to tlie other People living on Lands in Dispute between the two Governments, a Suspension may be had of all proceedings against them, and that they may be suffered quietly to improve their Possessions untill tlie Proposed method for adjusting the Differences between the two Governments shall have been attempted.

I thank you for giving me Intelligence of the Report at Albany concerning a French Fort's being lately finished at Coas ; as also for tliat concerning tlie strength of their fort at Niagara.

The Assembly is upon the Point of rising and the Post of its departure ; so I have only time to subscribe myself Sir

Your Honours most humble

and most obedient servant

W. Shirley.

REPORT ON THE PRECEDING.

May it please your Honour

We have lately had under Consideration two Letters from his Excellency Governor Sliirley, one of tlie 21 -* of January and the other of the 22'^ of April with two Reports of the Council and Assembly of the Massaclmsetts Bay the first without date and the second of the 11 '^^ of April and a vote of that Government of the 11*'' of April appointing Commissioners for settling (in conjunction witli ours) the Line between the two Governments. Which were referred to the Committee and Commissioners appointed to examine into the Eastern Boundaries of this Colony, that they might Report to your Honour their Opinion thereupon.