The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-02-25

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9TH. They violate the acts of trade, and having
ing taken from Thomas Brinley, Esq his late maj
esty's commission, appointing him and others to ad-
minister an oath to the Governor of that colony for
his duly putting in execution the acts of trade and
navigation; the Governor of that colony not having
taken the said oath, these three four years last
past, as is required in the said act"
All which is submitted by
EDWARD RANDOLPH.
Chalmers page ESQ.,
Rhode-Island and Providence to James the Sec
ond.
Most Dread Sovereign,
We your majesty's most dutiful and loyal SUBJ
ecs, do with all humble and due submission, pros
trate ourselves and privileges at your majesty's
feet humbly acknowledging your majesty gracious
favor in your royal letters Of the 26th of June, 1885,
in the first year of your reign, directed to hon
ored Governor, wherein you graciously pleased
to signify We shall at all tiwes erfend om royal
care and protection to them, in The preservation of
their rights, and the defence and security of their
persons and estates, which zoe do think fit that you
should signify to the inhabitants of that oar colony"
We your majesty's most dutiful subjects, humbly
acknowledge the receipt of your Quo Warranto by
the hand of Edward Randolph, Esq against the
Charter of your Maiesty's colony, which we received
the 22d of June, 1856, requiring appearance be-
fore his Majesty, wherever he shall then be in Eng
gland to answer from the day of Easter, in fifteen
days, which was the 22d of june 1856. Notwith-
standing, in obedience to your Gracious Maesty's
commands, your Governor and Company convened,
and upon serious consideration thereof, saw cause
forthwith to publish and declare, by open proclaim
aton that they would not stand suit with your most
excellent Majesty, but address themselves to your
most excellent Majesty for favor and relief, praying
and imploring your Princcly bounty in our said
charter continued, both in religions and civil con-
cernments and the rather because we are people
that have been, and are real your majesty inter-
est, and dispiscd by our neighboring colonies May
it please your majesty to know, that, before
your Maiesty's commands to the Honofed President
Joseph Dudley, Esq. that the greatest part of our
colony was assumed from us, called the Kings Prov
ince, which we did not oppose And farther we beg
that in your Princely clemency you will please to
continue privileges in statu quo prius, with re-
spect indulgence in matters of religious concern
ments and forming oahs and attestations. And
farther, humbly petition your royal favor that,
forasmuch the port ofNewport, in Rhode-Island,
lies in the heart of all your majestys colonies, it
may be free port, for navigation and entries pay
ing duties. And further, we humbly beg your maj
esiys gacious favor therein, that person may be
imposed us, that suits the nature and con-
stitution of your majestys subjects here, which his
late Majesty, of blessed memory, was graciously
pleased to indulge us in: And finally, we pray and
beseech your majesty, that, in all things, wherein
we have been weak, and short, through ignorance,
may be RENTED and pardoned; and cannot but
think, through the disaection of some, many things
may have been misrepresented: All which is'hum-
bly, submitted and we beseech your most excellent
majesty to accept hereof prostratng all your
gracious feet, with entire resolution to serve our
Sovereign with faithful hearts, praying for your Maj
esty's long life and prosperous Reign And
we remain your Majesty's loyal subjects and sup
plants.
Newport r. Island, Sd July, 1856
WALTER CLARKE GOy'NR."
January 10Th 1861 Sir Edmund Andross
commission to be Governor of this Colony, with the
rest of Ncw-England, was published here and the
Colony made County, and governed by civil
officers under him. Calender page 4s.