Journal of the Governor and Council...

recording deeds and Conveyances of land within Each Respective Countie of this Province was Read the third time Ordered the said bill do pass and that David Lyell Esq Carry the Same to the house of Representatives & desire their Concurrence thereto

The Bill Entituled an act for the Security of his Majestys Govermt of New Jersey was read the Second time, and ordered to be Committed to the Gentlemen of the Council or any five of them

The message brought Yesterday by Cap Bonnell & Mr Vangeezon being taken into Consideration with the amendments made by this board to the Bill mentioned in the said message resolved that this board do adhere to their amendments & that Peter Bard Esq' do carry back the said Bill to the house of Representatives with the amendments made thereto by the Council to Some of wch that house had disagreed, And acquaint them that the Councill does adhere to all their said amendments

Mr Lyell Chairman of the Committee to whom the Bill Entituled an Act for Repealing a Clause in an other act of Assembly for the Recording former Certificates for the Surveys of land, Reported from the said Committee that they had gon through the said Bill & had altered the title thereof and made Severall amendments thereto wch he was Commanded to Report, when this board was ready to Receve the Same

Ordered the report be made Imidiatly, which was done accordingly & then the said Bill now Entituled an Act for the Continueing the time mentioned in one Clause in an Act of the General Assembly of this Province Entituled an Act for runing & ascertaining the line of partition or Division between the Eastern & Western Division of this Province of New Jersey and for the preventing of Disputes for the future Concerning the Same & for Securing to the Generall proprietors of the Soil of Each of the Division & persons Claiming under them their Severall Possessions Rights & Just Claims was read the third time

Ordered the said Bill do pass as amended, & that David

Lyell Esq' do Carry the Same back to the house of Representatives and Acquaint them therewith & desire there Concurrence thereto

Lewis Morris Esq' Chairman of the Committee to whom was Referred the Bill Entituled an Act for the Security of his Majestys Government of New Jersey [reported] that they had gon through the Same and made Severall amendments thereto, which he was ready to Report

Ordered the Report be made Imediatly, weh was accordingly done & agree'd to by this Board

Ordered said Bill be read a third time, Said Bill was read the Third Time

Ordered Said Bill do pass as amended & that David Lyell Esq' do Carry Back the said bill to the house of Representatives and acquaint them there with, & desire their Concurrence thereto

At A Council held at Perth Amboy May 4th 1722

A message from the house of Representatives by Mr Allen & Mr Radford with the bill Entituled an Act for the Security of [his] Majestys Government of New Jersey with the amendments made to the Councils Amendments to wch that house desires the Concurrence of that Board, Resolved that this Board do Recide from the amendments disagreed to by that house, & Resolved that this board do agree to the Amendments. made by the house of Representatives to their amendments Ordered the said bill be Engrossed as amended & that David Lyell Esq' do acquaint the house of Representatives

therewith & to [do] Carry the Engrossed bill to be Signed as usuall by order of that house

The Bill Entituled an Act for Recovering the Debts of Isaac Emanuel late absconded was read the third time & ordered the s Bill do pass, & that Mr Lyell do acquaint the house therewith

Ordered that a New ordinance be made for holding the Courts of quarter Sessions & Common pleas in the County of Cape May (viz) at the Anna baptist meeting house, at Jonathon Swains the first Tusday in January the 3d Tusday in April & the 3d Tusday in July, the first Tusday in October.

At A Council held at Perth Amboy May 5th 1722

Present

His Excellency William Burnet Esq' Governour &©

David Lyell

John Parker Esq"
Peter Bard

The Governour Sent the Secretary to acquaint the house of Representatives that he Expected their attendance Imediatly at the Council Chamber the house of Representatives attended the Governour & Council & the Governour made the following Speech

Gentlemen

I have so many reasons to thank You for Your proceedings in this Sessions that Should I mention them all time would not Suffice me

Two I cannot but acknowledge in a most Particular manner the Acts for the Chearfull & honourable Support & for the Security of his Majestys Government in this Province

I cannot but Say that I look upon the latter as the nobler Present of the two, as I think honour always more Valuable than Riches

The world will now see the True Cause of our Misunderstanding in the last Assembly and that though we met in the Innocency and Simplicity of our hearts that the Enemy had Sown Such Seeds of Dissention among us that Defeated all our good purposes, and made us part with wrong notions of one an other, it has pleased God now to discover the truth, & no man in his Sober Senses can doubt that the hand of Joab was then busy, as it is now Certain that it has at this time

It is a peculiar honour to me to be thus Justifyed in all my Conduct by the Publick act of the whole legislature, and god knows, my heart, that I am not fond of Power, that I abhor all thoughts of Revenge, & that I Study to keep a Conscience void of offence towards God & towards men

After the publication of the Acts I desire You to Return to Your house & after haveing Entered this Speech in Your Minutes, to adjourn Your Selves to the first day of October Next, that tho' its not Probable we Shall meet So Soon it may not be out of our power if occasion should be;

W. BURNET

And the Governour gave his Assent to the following Bills (Viz)

1,, An Act for the Support of his Majestys Government

2 An Act for the Security of his Majestys Government