132 Assembly Proceedings, July — August 1642.

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other way misbehave himself in his speech upon pain of such
censure as the house shall think fit
Upon the motion of the Secretary intimating the necessity
to pass the first of these Orders by way of Bill in regard of an
act in force the first Order was read by it self as a Bill and
passed by all the Freemen Then the Lieu^t General enacted
it in his Lordships name for a Law

p. 193

And it was declared that it did repeal the former Act
Then the house appointed a Committee to meet every after-
noon at 3 of the Clock at the place appointed by Captain Corn-
waleys (who is to have the chair) the Committee to Consider
of all Bills fit to be propounded to the house and of all petitions
and to make Report to the house

Names of the Committee

Captain Thomas Cornwaleys
M^r Secretary
M^r Robert Evelin
M^r Tho^s Greene or Nathan Pope
Richard Thompson
Robert Vaughan
David Whitcliffe or George Pye

The house adjourn'd till next morning

20^th July 1642

Assembled as afore

M^r Secretary exhibited his Proxy for M^r Gerard and allowed
Then was read the Bill touching the house of Assembly
fairly engrossed and two Clauses added to it touching the re-
pealing of all former acts & the limiting the act to endure till
the end of the next Assembly
Then the Bill was accepted and signed by Cap^t Cornwaleys
and M^r Greene and published under the Great Scal

p. 194

Read the first time the Bill

1 For the rights of the Lord Proprietary and liberties of the
People
2 For support of the Government
3 For Judges
4 For Rule of Judicature
5 Particularly providing for some Offences
6 For appointing Officers

The house adjournd the house till next morning