Assembly Proceedings, September 1642. 171

them you shall also swear that you will do equal right and
Justice to the poor and to the rich within the said Province after
your cunning wit and power and according to the Laws and
Ordinances of the said Province you shall not for fear favour
or Affection or any other Cause let or hinder justice but shall
truly execute the said Offices according to your Commission
and you shall not know of any attempt against his Lordships
right and Dominion in to or over the said Province and the
People therein but you shall resist and Oppose it with the
utmost of your power and make the same known with Con-
venient speed to his Lordship and you shall in all things faith-
fully counsell and advise his Lordship according to your heart
and Conscience so help you God and the Contents of this
Book]
Then were these Orders agreed upon by General Consent
of the house
1 Any one of the house not appearing upon call after the
third beating of the drum shall forfeit 20^l Tobacco
2 For the morning the Drum is to beat as near as may be to
sunrising and an hours beating between each Beating
In the afternoon the first beating is to be at one of the
Clock and then an hours distance between each Beating

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3 None are to speak above once in one day to any several
matter or clause of any bill without leave of the house, if two
or more rise together the Lieu^t General is to determine who
shall speak first
4 None are to use any undecent taunting or reviling words,
to the naming or personating of any member, in the house or
any other misbehave himself in his speech upon pain of cen-
sure by the house
5 Every bill is to be read twice afore it be engrossed, &
after Engrossment to be put to the vote at a third reading
Then was the Governor Captain Cornwaleys M^r Brent M^r
Secretary, M^r Surveyor, M^r Weston & M^r Greene appointed
for a Committee to meet in the afternoon at the second Beat-
ing of the drum, at two of the Clock for the drawing up of a
Bill touching a war to be made upon the Indians and other
matters pertaining to the safety of the Colony
It was then ordered, that a new summons by special mes-
sengers, should be sent to the freemen of S^t Marys and Saint
Georges hundreds to appear by themselves, or Proxies, on
Wednesday next, upon pain of 50^l tob^o to be forfeited by
every one making default; therein and to the freemen of
Saint Michaels and Saint Clements hundred to appear on
Friday next on like pain
Then M^r Brent moved as from the Inhabitants of Kent,
that it might be declared by the house, whether the Inhabitants

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