406 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1661.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

Voted that the transcribeing of the ould Lawes now vpon
Record is a pe.rquesitt due vnto the Secretary and Cannot be
Granted from him.

The Acte for Repeale of the Acte for Customes having
never passed this howse as it is now penned and presented
required a further tyme of consideracon and therefore is
referred till to morrow morning

The Vpper howse adjourned till nine of the
Clock in the morning

Wednesday the first of May
Present as yesterday

Then was read an acte for the Repeale of the Acte for cus-
tomes and another Acte for the Supporte of the Government
which was voted by the whole howse to passe

The Judgem^t of the Lower howse vpon Hugh Lees peticon
being Sent to the Vpper howse is referred till the next Con-
ferrence

Vpon the readeing of a Bill p^rsented by the lower howse
concerning mayntenance for ministers Jt was voted to be

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altogether insufficient and short of the thing aymed att

The Lower howse desireing a Conferrence with the Vpper
howse it was admitted of

Then was read the Acte for Porte dutyes touching Masters
of Shipps and voted by the whole howse to pass

The howse Adjournes till 9 of the Clock
to morrow morning

Thursday the second of May
Present as before
Then was reade the Acte concerning the Burgesses tyme
and charge which was voted by the whole howse to passe

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Acts made at a Generall Assembly held
at S^t John's in S^t Mary's County beginning
Aprill the seaventeenth 1661

An acte Impowring the Governor and Councell
to Rayse forces and mayntayne a warre without
the Prouince and to ayde the Sasquehannough
Indians

Whereas it doth appeare to this p^rsent Generall Assembly
that this Province is in Eminent danger by a warre begun in