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Show 2124. Proceedings and Exmnfrxaz‘z'm, [m 0/‘(7 [A: D. T.] t/Jc Privy Cozzrzcz'lz'lz 1773-4. ~35 J inflruments in introducing a fleet and army into this province, to eltablith and perpetuate their plans; whereby they have been not only greatly inf‘trumental [in] dillurbing the peace and harmony cf the government, and cauling unnatural and hateful difcords and animolities between the feveral parts ofyouerIzgelty's extenfivedominions; but are juflly chargeable with all that corruption of morals, and all that confufion, mifery, and bloodthed, which have been the natural efiefis of potting an army in a populous town. Wherefore we molt humbly pray, that your Majef'ty would be pleated to remove from their pofts in this government the {aid Thomas Hutchinfon, Efquire, ‘and Andrew Oliver, Efquire; who have, by their above-mentioned conduét, To My Lon/'5 Cong/nifty of 1);} M'qjg/Zy'r Prz'Ly Cori/2521 jar P/rz/zzulm/z xylbirr. TM PETITION of ISRAEL IVIAUDUIT, Brawn/y flJr-rt'ul/z') :12er your Lonflupr, THAT having been informed that an addrefs, in the name ofthe Houfe of l{ep1‘e1Exit;1tives of his Majefty's colony of l‘vIaflitehufett's Bay, has been prelbnted to his Nlajel'ty by Benjamin Franklin, Efquire, praying the removal of his h'iaieiiy's Governor and Lieutenant Governor; WlllCh‘lS ap- pointed to be taken into confideration on Thurfday next; your Petitioner, on the behalf of the faid and otherwife, rendered themfelves jul'tly obnoxious to your loving fubjeéts, and entirely left their confidence: and placeifuch good and faith-ful men in their {lead as your Majefiy in your Governor and LieutenantGovernor, humbly prays, that he may be heard by counfeI in relation to the fame, before your Lordlhips {hall make any report wifdom {hall think fit. on the faid addrefs. , In the name and by order of the houfe of reprefentatives, THOMAS CUSHING, Speaker. Clements Lane, ISRAEL MAUDUIT. Jan. IO, 1775. 7726 Examination of Dr. F R A N K L I N, (If [[76 COUNCIL CHAMBER, :74". II, 1774*. Prg'fl'm‘, Lord Prg/idmz‘, t/Je Secretly/m 9f * [The Editor has taken this examination from Mr. Mauduit's copy of flu Letters ofGarz/armr Hair/Jim", Ur. {econd edition, 1774, p. 77. He has Mr. Mauduit's authority for fuppoting it faithfully reprefented. E] State, |