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but shall putt the same into the hands of the Dorekeeper or
other person appointed thereto vpon penalty of a ffyne, as the
Speaker Deputies & Delegates shall thinke fitt:
6thly Any of the members bound to Attend this Assembly
who shall be absent from the House att the hower & place
appointed after the number of Eleauen of them and the
Speaker according to the Ordr for settleing the House shall
be fined according to the Discretion of the house vnless vpon
Lawfull Excuse & Admitted by the Speaker.
7thly All misdemeanors which shall happen within this House
shall be Censured & fined by this House.
8thly When any Bill is presented & noe one makes objec-
tion therevnto, Mr Speaker shall appoint any one Member to
speake to the said Bill, & deliuer his Opinion first and soe in
Ordr as Mr Speaker shall thinke fitt.
9thly That Dureing the Sessions of Assembly noe one what-
soeuer, either Deputy Burgess Delegate or Clk shall Utter any
Words or make Relation of any words spoken in the House
To any bill or otherwise vpon debate or Conference vpon
penalty of such ffyne as the House shall think fitt.
10thly That noe Bill be read at any time dureing this Ses-
sions of Assembly but In a full House, all Comittees being
first Called in to the House.
11thly That noe Burgess Depu this Sessions of
Assembly presume to the House is Sitting vpon penalty
house think fitt,
May the IIth 1692 of Assembly
The aforesaid Rules were
The House thought Convenient Harris to the Councill
to gett his Majtes high Court of Chancery
The House adjournes
The house again Mett the Mr Robert Mason
Returne of the Mr Edmondson Mr Mr
Godden & Mr Warner the house & Doe say that they
dispence with that formall enjoyned them of take-
ing the Oathes and Desire to know what account they shall giue
to their Countyes for they were chose to serue & Mr
Speaker returned for Answere, that they draw vp in
Writeing their Reasons of their not takeing the Oathes &
then the House would consider of them.
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