Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 337

this house Desire to be informed whether the Lower house
Sett forth their Committee for Inspecting The Laws that this
house may also appoint some of their Members to Join with
them therein—
Signed p. Order
J Lewellin Clk of Assembly—

The Committee of Accounts Appointed to Meet at M^rs Cor-
deas house to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock—
Signed p. Order John Lewellin Cl of Assembly

Coll: Tailler and Coll: Stevens having been with the forego-
ing Message to the Lower house bring the same Back for that
the Lower house were Adjourned for a Quarter of an hour—
Coll: Tailler and Coll: Stevens again Sent to the Lower
house with the foregoing Message which they having Deliv-
ered they Return
Ordered that Publick Notice be given by a Paper to be Sett
up at the Door of the house that the Committee for Accounts
are Appointed to Sitt to Morrow Morning ten a Clock at
Cordea's house

Upper house 27th October 1682
The Committee for Auditing and Stating the Publick Ac-
counts of this Province are Appointed to Meet to Morrow
Morning tenn of the Clock at M^rs Cordea's house, whereof all
Persons Concerned are to take Cognizance, and to give their
attendance with their Claims Accordingly—
Signed p. Order J LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

Captain Henry Smith and M^r Henry Hosier sent from the
Lower house with the following Message in writing which
they Deliver and return to their House Viz^t

Lower house 27 October 1682
This house have Appointed M^r William Hatton and Captain
Henry Smith to Join with Coll: Tailler and Coll Stevens as a
Committee of Accounts who will be ready at the time and
Place prefixed in the Message from the Upper house, as tc
the other Committee for Inspecting the Laws this house have
not one Member to Spare as yet without breaking their house
Notwithstanding they have reduced their house to the Number
of Twelve with their Speaker
Signed p Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of the Lower house

U. H. Journal
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