In Answer to your Message of this Day, we beg Leave to observe, that in Compliance with the General’s Requisition, we have voted the Number of Men demanded for the Service of the Crown, and have prepared a Bill for their Support, strictly conformable to the Stipulations entered into by the Agents of this Province, which Bill is now before you, and we again request your Honour would, without Delay, give your Assent thereto, it being so immediately necessary for His Majesty’s Service, and the Defence of His Colonies.

As to the Amendments you require of the Acts of 1759 and 1760, we do not conceive how that Matter can be “absolutely necessary” to your Determination on the Supply Bill now before you: Those Amendments have been repeatedly required of former Assemblies, who, after full Enquiry, were of Opinion, that no Injustice had ever been done to the Proprietaries in the Execution of those Acts; however, should your Honour hereafter make the contrary appear to this House, we shall chearfully take the Matter proposed under our Consideration, and do the Proprietaries all the Justice that can be reasonably desired.