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his claim-. Jijt 1 have already in- high niightiiKPies by many ptr-t formed'you, that it is his majerty's ' fon?. This is a fa^l at which every lincere defire to unite his own body in England is aftoniflied. fafety with the convenience of your And, doubtlef?, had the appel- high mightinefTes ;\vhich makes it jants been dt-firous to be heard, onnecefiary fof rhe to enlarge on the number of complaints would this head. have been greatly diminilhed.

In this reprefentation of the Mean whilej to aflift and relieve

points on which I have orders to the fubje(fls of yoar high mighti-

infift with your high mightineiTes, nefTes as rhuch as poflible, and

1 have endeavoured to follow' the to avoid confounding the inno-

method which you yourfelves have cent with the guilty, his majefly

begun to pat in praflicc ; that is hath jiift now ordered an cxart

to fay, firft to llate the claim, lift to be delivered to him of all

and afterwards propofe the expe- the Dutch vcffels detained in his

dients. harbours," in order to call thofe

I come now to the articles of to an account who may have

your refolutions of the 25th of brought them in on frivolous pre-

September laft. tences ; to oblige them to releafe

I. As to the demand contained them, and to haften the finifliing

in the' firft article, I muft obferve of the trials in general. If there

to your high mightineffes, that remains any thing more to be done

this very treaty, which yoa fo for the further faciiiiy and fecu-

ftrongly infift on, prefcribes the fity of the navigation of the re-

ilianner of proceeding in cafe of public, it will readily be agreed

feizure or detention ; andthatyou to by his majefty. The nation

cannot claim the exercife of an is defirous to fecond the king's

extra-judicial power by his *tea- good intentions on this head. I

jefty, whofe hands are tied with flatter myfelf that thefe afTurances

regard to his own fubjecls by the will be fufficient to diffipate thcfe

laws, and with regard to foreign- ill-grounded fears which pofT^fs

ers by treaties. If there have certain perfons in thefe provinces.

been any^ irregUlar fentences, ei- A mutual confidence, and a de-

ther the judge muft have been fire to avoid ?}ny fobjeft of anrmo-

inifled by appearances at the hear- fity, are highly requifite in treating

ing of the caufc, or delavs were of matters of fuch importance,

made, of which there was jull and of fuch a complicated na-

Teafon to complain;' The fupreme lure.

court, e!bbliihcd' for judging in 11. As to the fecond article of the laft refort^ hath always been the f/id refolutions, I almoft dare rtady ^b-revife and ccrreft abufes, venture to aflufs your high if at any time any could be mif^htineiTes,. that if you cordially difcovered in the fentences of the intereft yourfelves iri his majefty's inferior courts. But your "high firuaiioii irr the prefent war, and mightineftes will give me leave difcover a readinefs to grant the to obferve, that it is very extra-, -points which he thinks he hath a •ordinary, that not one appeal hath right to require of you, you will yet been thrown in, notwithftand- receive aHpofTible fatisfadlion and injj the 'afrkpanScs given to your fecnrity. .. It is his majcfty's in- i tention>