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w^ch w^th ble a nie of to the mature deliberaon
of Govern Vpper howse. Whence that hast ? And
if yo^u doe truly valeu my Lords interest here, how comes it that
w^th one breath yo^ll make an Act for carrying a war on, euen
w^thout the bownds of the Prouince, & w^th the next refuse to
take true care for the meanes of procuring Armes & Ammu-
nition. Wee meane the Act for Encowragem^t of Trade, in
w^ch is included the Cessaon ffor assure yo^rselues, that unless
you find a way to lessen the uast quantities of Tob. 'tis impos-
sible to make it worth the fetching, & by consequence lesse
worth the importing, Armes & Ammunition to purchase it w^th,
neyther will it procure any Creditt for p^rsons to bee sent abroad
upon a Treaty.
This (Gentlemen) is downe right truth, & carry's as little
ffallacy in the argum^ts, as glosse of words to sett it of w^th
Wherefore as yo^w tender the preseruaon of yo^rselues yo^r Wifes
& farriilyes Reassume the debate, & prepare yo^r selues to ioyne
w^th this howse in a Grand Committee, to settle this busines of
a Cessaon, Vppon w^ch depends the preservaon of the Prouince
not only in relaon to itts Trade, butt allso itts defence agst the

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forreigne Indians.

Ordered by this howse th^t this paper bee sent Two
papers sent yesterday from the Lower by a Coppey of
this Order. That the Reas the Speaker & th^t howse is
to receiue s^d paper, w^ch hee sodenly exspect
W^ch paper being read M^r Speaker goe to the Vpper
howse to know meaning of that paper,
Who returnes & certifies lates to the Cessaon & En-
cowragem^t
Wil^mCaluert Esq^r, Ma & M^r Will^m Coursey are here
to the Vpper howse, in order betwixt the Vpper,
& Lower paper, this day sent from the Vpper
Bretton

But the Vpper howse being adiorned, Members
resolved into a Committee to prepare themselues agst after-
noone, according as is gyuen them in Charge.

The howse adiorned by the Speaker till 2 a Clock afternoone.

Wednesday 2 a Clock afternoone

The howse called. All p^rnt (Except as afore, & those ffowre
members of the Committee).

The Committee came into this howse, making relaon of
what was deliuered in writting, & spoaken by them in the
Vpper howse. (Viz^t)

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