WE His Majesties most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Representatives of this Province, render our Humble and Hearty Thanks, to Your Excellency, for Your most favourable SPEECH, at the opening of this Assembly, wherein Your Excellency ha's been pleased to Express Your kind Acceptance, of the manifestations of our real and sincere Rejoycings, at Your Lordship's Arrival to this Province; and thence to Calculate that which will be our greatest happiness, and withal to assure us that Your Excellency's Care and Study shall not be wanting thereto.

We have all the reason in the World to hope the Advancement of our Interests, under Your Excellency's Government, when Your Lord­ship proposes as the Royal Law of Your Administrations, the Example of our Great Master the KING; the Pillars of whose Reign and Government, are Righteousness, and Truth, which will never fail to Exalt a Nation.

We Return Your Excellency our most humble Acknowledgments, that You have been pleased to assure us, of being undisturbed in the Exercise of our Consciences, which we hope Your Lordship shall alwayes see, we will Endeavour to Exercise void of Offence.

And now after our Acknowledgments of Your Lordships most favourable Expressions of Your Resolutions of Studying our Interest, We humbly Acquaint Your Excellency, that we are Resolved obedi­ently to observe Your Lordship's Directions, in Reviving the Courts of Justice; and shall endeavour to form such Acts of Assembly, as may be meet for His Majesties Allowance when laid before Him.

[Page]That We will consult such wayes as may engage the Neighbour Indians, by some proper regulation of the Trade. That we will diligently Enquire into the Stores of War. That we will await and be ready to receive Your Excellency's Directions, referring to the Fortifications on the Castle-Island.

We also look upon our selves peculiarly obliged, to Express our most grateful Resentments, of Your Excellency's favourable Inclinations, to promote the Settlement of the Colledge; which under Almighty GOD, hath been the great Barrier against the Invasions of Barbarism, and Irreligion in this Country, and if setled upon an agreeable foot, will be the peculiar Glory, as well as Interest of this Province, above all other His Majesties Plantations in America. And we shall be glad to take such proper steps, for the Incorporation of that Society; as it may [...] the [...] be liable to such Inconveniencies, as of late have happened to it. We are about to order Mr. Treasurer to lay before the House, the State of the Treasury of this Province.

The House also Declare their Readiness, to receive and consider of such Bills, as Your Excellency shall offer to them, which are of a publick nature, and for the service of this Province; and most humbly thank Your Excellency, that You are pleased to give them such [...] of Your Readiness to pass such other Laws, as may be [...] the promoting the Trade, and the general Interest of this Pro­vince; Hoping, we shall be careful to Square our Laws with the Laws of England, according to the Directions of His Majesties Royal Charter.

We hope we shall alwayes bear in our minds, the Indispensable Duty and Loyalty we owe to the KING, our most Glorious Deliverer under GOD, from Popery and Slavery; Circumstances most in­tolerable and odious to true English men, above any men in the World. We shall ever look upon it our Duty, to Celebrate the Glorious Atchievements of our Soveraign Lord KING WILLIAM; whose Heroick Conduct hath restored the English Nation to it's ancient Character; And pray Your Excellency to believe, that we shall alwayes be most ready to besiege the Throne of Grace, with our most fervent Supplications, for His Majesties long and prosperous Reign, and joyn with all Good men in the like Loyal and Pious Devotions, with our Sincerest AMEN.