100 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.
Journal 1666

the Lower howse to take it into speedy Consideraon, & signify
their Concurrance or disassent to it.)
John Gittings Clk.

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doe desyre th^t the Vpper howse will please to
Message, w^ch they doe exspect, & shall drawne by the
Vpper howse & sent hi- bee thereunto gyven.
Will^m Bretton Clk.

Brooke present the same to the Vpp^r howse.
Concerning Clerks ffees & Jurors. &c: Passe to En-
grosm!
present these two Acts now the Vpper howse.
for building a Prison &c: sence of this howse is.
not any other person whom the a Prison & keep-
ing the August next giue in Secu- to the
as this Act doth enioyne. That then determine.
Vppon such Clause added this howse will fully consent.
Will^m Bretton Clk.

M^r Speaker ordered Mr Nicholas Young to p^rsent these two
Bills now read, to the Vpper howse. (Viz^t) An Act for build-
ing a Prison &c: & An Act Concerning Hogstealers. W^th
the sence of this howse thereto annexed. W^ch is this.
The Lower howse will assent to this Act. Jf Corporall pun-
ishm^t & Treble dammages bee annex'd thereto. The Cor-
porall punishm? to bee, as is allready sett downe.
Will^m Bretton Clk.

Ordered th^t Mr Rich: Smyth carry to the Committee a Noate
of Jnstructions for drawing an Act Enioyning All poeple to
sett up their names, who intend to depart the Prouince.
Mr Henry Coursey came from the Vpper howse, & presents
a paper in answere to the two proposalls sent from this howse
about the Cessaon. W^ch is as followeth.
In answere to the two proposalls sent from the Lower howse
dated Twesday 24^th Aprill 1666.

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The Gouerno^r & the Vpper howse are uery passing
of an Act for a Cessaon by the Co sembly here, is noe
way preiudiciall therefore sent to the Lower howse a
sideraon & approbaon, or else to d sent. Amongst
w^ch they hope they ged, as Casting only a delay, to
way of a wholsome Act an emergent opportunity
not w ver to bee recouered, if now a thing in w^ch
his L^ps inter that of War & peace. & yett Peace
uppon Emergent Oc L^ps the
To the second Clause Cessaon may bee the depopu-
laon answere yo^w urge itt but as a May bee. But
certainely planting Tobacco, yo^w haue rendred it worth