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whether there should be a march or not for that Judgment
belonged solely to himself as appeared by the Clause of the
Pattent touching the power of war and peace but to see what
Assistance they would Contribute to it in case he should think
fit to go; and a motion was made by the Secry that a Bill
might be drawn up for the levying of 20^l of tobacco p head
toward the charge of it whereto the Burgesses desired to have
the Patent to peruse & respite till next morning to advise of
their answer
Whereupon the house was adjournd till the third Beating of
the drum next morning

29^th July 1642 morning

Assembled

Governor M^r Greene
Secretary. Robert Vaughan
Captain. Cornwaleys Richard Thompson
M^r Langford William Broughe
M^r Evelin Geo Pye
M^r Gerard Henry Bishop
M^r Fennick Tho^s Steerman
M^r Clerk Nathan Pope
Jn^o Langford
David Whitcliff

Liber M C

The house agreed upon these Orders following

1 Any ten members of the house at any time assembled at
the usual or appointed time whereof the Lieu^t General and six
burgesses to be seven shall be a house unless sickness do
hinder that number in which case only the members present to
make the house
Consented to by the Freemen
Enacted by the Lord Proprietary

2 Any one of the house not appearing upon call after the
third beating of the drum shall forfeit 100^l tob unless he have
Leave of the Lieu^t General for absence
3 The Drum to beat as near as may be to sunrising and half
an hours distance between each beating
4 No Bill to be read above once in one day
5 None to speak in one day above once to one Bill without
leave of the Lieutenant General upon pain of 20^l tob if two or
more rise together the Lieu^t General shall determine who shall
speak first
6 None to use any undecent taunting or reviling words to
the naming or personating of any member in the house or any

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