102 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.
Journal 1666

p. 61

The Committee brought downe Two Bills, (Viz^t) An Act
prouiding agst Runawayes, & all such as shall entertaine them
& An Act for Regulating all future Surv
Was read An Act prouiding ag
The same Act read againe. Twice
Was read An Act for Regulating
Thact Act read againe. Twice
M^r Speaker ordered Co^ll Gerard Acts now read &
passed here, to the
M^r Edward Lloyd came from Speaker, as followeth,
(Viz^t)
Twesday -5^th Aprill 16

Ordered th^t a Member of th make knowne to the
Speaker, Th whole Lower howse, in the halfe an
howre att furthest
Whereuppon the Speaker sent attend the
And putt to the Vote whither it bee thought ry to re-
quest the Leiu^t Grall to signify to this howse, for what cause
hee pleaseth to send for this howse. To the end Wee may the
better provide & debate amongst Our selues Concerning the
same.
In the affirmatiue Necessary by all.
Whereuppon the Lower howse doe unanimously agree,
That they are willing now, & att all times shall bee, to attend
the Leiu^t Grall, eyther by a full howse, or otherwise by Com-
mittees. Yett neuerthelesse they doe humbly pray, th^t the Leiu^t

Grall would please att this time to signify to them the reason
of his suddaine Command in Calling them before him, on soe
short Limitaon of time That they may prepare themselues the
better to appeare, & giue answere, to what his L? pleases to
Communicate to them.
Will^m Bretton Clk.

Ordered by the whole th^t My Will^m Coursey present the
same to the Vpper howse.

M^r Henry Coursey came from the Vpper howse, & p^rsents
the Speaker a paper. As followeth in these words.

p. 62

To the Lower howse of Assembly.

of Assembly receiued last night Two Act for En-
cowragem^t of Trade ; & are yo^w, They haue some rea-
son to suspect, yed in a due way, in yo^r howse, but ma-
or else, that whatsoeuer yo^r pretended of proposalls
for a prorogaon 'till his Cessaon, yow haue neyther Care
for him nor his Governo^r nor Go- by his sonne &
heyre apparent yo^r pretend how came those ere,
w^ch they doe expect, & paper sent w^thin halfe a