Notes for Discourse with Ld. C. on his Plan

Voluntary Grants and forced Taxes not to be expected of the same People at the same time.

Permanent Revenue will be objected to. Would not a Temporary Agreement be best, suppose for 100 Years?

Does the whole of the Rights claim’d in the Petition of Right relate to England only?

The American Naturalization Act gives all the Rights of naturalborn Subjects to Foreigners residing there 7 Years. Can it be supposed that the Natives there have them not?

If the King should raise Armies in America, would Britain like their being brought hither, as the King might bring them when he pleased?

An Act of Parliament requires the Colonies to furnish sundry Articles of Provision and Accommodation to Troops quarter’d among them. This may be made very burthensome to Colonies that are out of favour.

If a permanent Revenue, why not the same Privileges in Trade with Scotland? Should not the Lands conquer’d by Britain and the Colonies in Conjunction be given them (reserving a Quitrent from whence they might form Funds to enable them to pay?

Instructions about Agents to be withdrawn.

Grants to be for three Years, at the End of which a new Congress, and so from 3 to 3 Years.

Congress to have the general Defence of the Frontiers, making and regulating new Settlements.

Protection mutual. We go into all your Wars. Our Settlement cost you nothing. Take the Plan of Union.

“Defence, Extension and Prosperity of.” The late Canada Act prevents their Extension, and may check their Prosperity.

Laws should be secure as well as Charters.

Perhaps if the Legislative Power of Parliament is own’d in the Colonies, they may make a Law to forbid the Meeting of any Congress, &c.