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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly January 1637/8-September 1664
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Assembly Proceedings, January — March 1637/8. 11


Acts of the fourth day, being 8th ffebruary

1637
betweene the houres of 9 and 10 in the morning.

Liber Z
p. 27


Assembled


President
mr Hawley
Capt. Cornwaleys
Capt: wintour
Capt: Evelin
mr Lewger Secretary
Henry ffeete

robert vaughan
James Baldridge
francis Rabnett
Justinian Snow
Thomas maurice
Thomas Philpott

John Langford
Robt Clerke
Edward ffleete
James Cauther
mr: Greene
william Lewis

Summoned
Richard Garnett. and Robt Clerke exhibited his proxie for

him.
marmaduke Snow and Justinian his brother exhibited his

proxie for him.
Edmond Parry amerced

Richard Lustheed, desired to revoke his proxie; and was
admitted and made Robt Clerke his proxie.

The Committee reported to the house that they thought fitt
to read the former draught of lawes againe, and to putt them
to the vote the second time, in regard there was found a great
deale of misvnderstanding of them among the freemen wch
made them to refuse them.

And it being putt to the vote of the house whether they
should be read againe or no it was affirmed by 48 voices, and
denied by 21 voices.

There was an order made by generall consent of the house
that all bills propounded to the house for lawes, should be read
3 times on 3 severall daies afore they should be putt to the vote.

Then were the draught of lawes read throughe the second
time.

And twenty bills propounded by the Committee were read
the first time:

Capt: Cornwaleys desired it might be putt to the vote of the
house, whether these Lawes at the third reading should be
voted severally, or the whole body of them together. And
that they should be voted altogether was affirmed by thirty
two voices, denied by 37.

In the afternoone of the same day, betweene
the houres of two and three.


assembled


President
Mr Hawley

robt vaughan
James baldridge

John Robinson
Robt Clerke



 

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