Journals of the House of Representatives of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, 1715 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Journals of the House of Representatives of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, 1715 A Copy of the printed Journals of the House of Representatives of his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England for the session which began at Boston on May 25, 1715, was given to Samuel Sewall by the printer, Bartholomew Green, on July 12, three weeks after the Governor had in angry mood prorogued that body. Stung by a slighting comment passed by Governor Dudley on their proceedings, the members of the House determined to print the full Journal of the session, as the best means of defending themselves. Thus began a practice of printing the Journals of the House which was continued in an almost unbroken series till the Revolutionary War. The convenience of having the record in such a form would alone have justified the publication, as time passed, the political advantages were also recognized, and the long controversies arising between the Governor and the House, or between the Council and the House, led to many papers, worthy to be called state papers, being spread upon the pages of the Journals. Such publications were intended more for the constituents of the House than for any effect they could produce upon those immediately engaged in the controversies, and, in the absence of an active press, the political questions received their discussion in messages, addresses, declarations, or the more formal proclamations, - the most final of all expressions of opinion. The beginnings of this publication were small and uncertain. The clerk of the House was directed to prepare a copy of the Journal, and the representatives of Boston were desired to take care that the printing was seasonably done. The question of cost does not appear to have been considered at this time, but the expediency of continuing to print was at once recognized, and in the second session of this General Court measures were taken to learn the cost, and provide for the future regular appearance of the votes or minutes during the session. On June 30, 1715, the representatives of the Town of Boston were again desired to take the care of printing the Journals of the session, and "to Treat with a Printer about the Terms upon which they may be Printed here after." Green was at this time printer to the Governor and Council, and appears to have been the only printer who submitted an estimate. He offered to print the Journals of the House "and all the other Printing directed by the Government, for the space of Seven Years next coming, and to furnish each Member of this Court, with a Copy of the said Votes, free of charge, on each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, of the several Sessions, during that Term, upon his being Allowed Thirty Pounds per Annum for his Service." This offer was accepted by the House, and the concurrence of the Council was desired, but not given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.