Assembly Proceedings, January—March 1637/8. 9

Then were the Lawes putt to the question, whether they
should be received as Lawes or no
affirmed by

The President | being 14 voices,

m^r Lewger

denied by all the rest of the Assembly; being 37 voices.

	The President Capt Evelin mr Lewger		Liber Z
	mr Greene mr Snow ffrancis Rabnett James Baldridge	being in all 33 voices.

Then question being moved what Lawes the Province should be governed by it was said by some that they might doe well to agree vpon some lavves till we could heare from England againe. The President denying any such power to be in the house, Capt: Cornwalers propounded the lawes of England. The President acknowledged that the Commission gave him power in civill causes to proceed by the lawes of England; and in crimall causes likewise not extending to life or member, but in those he was limited to the lawes of the Province, there could be no punishmt inflicted on any enor- mous offenders, by the refusall of these lawes. wherevpon the Commission was produced and examined, & vpon the reading of it it appeared that there was no power in the province to punish any offence deserving losse of life or member, for want of lawes. To this they answered, that such enormous offences could hardly be committed with- out mutinie & then it might be punished by martiall law. Betweene the houres of two and three in the afternoone of the same day.

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		Assembled.
	The President Capt: Cornwallis Capt: Evelin mr Lewger mr Greene Richard Garnett	Sergt Vaughan James Baldridge Capt: ffleete ffrancis Rabnett mr Philpott mr Langford	Edmond Parrie Justinian Snow mr Clerke Edward ffleete

		Summoned.
	Capta: Wintour	and it was answered that he was sick & could not pass the river; & was ad- mitted