Assembly Proceedings, February 1674/5. 431

is of opinion that the Act already established for Clerks fee's
is to be Continued.
Read an Act against Declarations going out with the Writts,
and it is the Opinion of this house that it is necessary that the
Declarations be sent with the Writts upon all Actions Depend-
ing in the Provincial Court and that the parties Come to Tryall
the first Court if the Court shall think fitt but this house con-
ceive that the Sending the Writts with the Declarations in the
County Courts may be omitted
Read an Act appointing Sheriffs to take Baile, The upper
house Assents to the Same with the Amendment.
Voted by this house that the Governor be requested to take
good Security of the Ordinary keepers at S^t Maries for the
Provision of Stable room for Twenty Horses -by Michaelmas
next, and provision and Sufficient horse meat for the said
horses as long as they shall remain here and for Provision of
Twelve feather Bedds by the Twelfth of December next and
also to take the like Security of the Ordinary keepers in the
Several Counties where Courts are kept

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

The honourable Chancellor is desired to carry down the Act
Providing what shall be good Evidence to prove foreign Debts,
the Act for Limitting the Extent of Attachments, the Act for
relief of Such persons who in Conscience are not free to
Swear and to let the Lower house know that if they think fitt
to allow a fortnights time for the Consideration of the said
Acts they will accordingly Consider of them but are unwilling
to Enter thereon Considering the short time the Present As-
sembly is to hold.

Upper house 20th February

Jt is the Desire of this house to break up the present Ses-
sion on Munday next in Order whereto they desire to be in-
formed by the Lower house whether the present Business lying
before them is like to be dispatched by that time.

Lower house 20th.

This house assures the Upper house they will dispatch their
Business as fast as they can, and when they Draw near to a
Conclusion will acquaint the Lieuten^t General.

The house is Adjourned till 9 a Clock on Monday Morning

On Monday the 22^d february the house mett
Present.

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The honourable

The Governor
Chancellor
Sur General

M^r Chew.
M^r Taylor