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A unto. W^ch they presume is ledges. Vppon
w^ch account they from the Vpper howse to attend them
Will^m Bretton Clk.

Ordered th^t Will™ Calvert Esqr present the same to the
Vpper howse.
M^r Edward LJoyd came from the Vpper howse, & certifyed
the Speaker th^t the Leiu^t Grall is ready to receaue this howse
according to the first part of that last paper.
Then M^r Speaker ordered M^r Robert Slye to goe to the
Vpper howse, Requesting them to signify to this howse.
Whither they will please to receave this howse according to
their full proposition. Yea or Noe ?
Who returnes & certifies the Speaker, th^t the Vpper howse
will send this howse an answere in writting presently.

The howse adiorned by the Speaker 'till to morrow morning
8 a Clock.

Thursday 26^th Aprill 1666. 8 a Clock.
The howse called. All present (Except Mf Richard Preston

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Journal 1666

as afore) came from the Vpper howse, & presented to
the followeth in these words,
howse of Assembly,
receaued a paper from yo^u last night. The
come & heare what Wee could say, & Encowragem^t of
Trade, but yo^u would not priuiledges. Before Wee
Reply to th^t Pa- have forgotten the subiect matter of all
eyther howse uppon this busines. Wee Trade
& uppon the Grownds in the reasonable & desyre
yo^r assent yo^u instead of Reason send us pa- not
to debate any more. And now yow (W^ch reasons)
if yo^w had any respect for the Governo^r to the good of
the poeple th^t sent you hither to doe & consent to such things
as by Common Councell of this Prouince shall happen to bee
ordeyned. W^ch Common Councell can neuer bee had w^thout
debate. Now to speake particularly to the reason of yo^r paper,
to witt, But wee humbly Conceive th^t it stands not w^th our
Liberty & Priuiledges to debate any matter att large there. To
this, Wee answere. Conferences are not against yo^r priui-
ledges, & a Conference is not only to noe purpose; But noe
Conference att all unlesse for the discussion of the reasons th^t
make for or agst the matter conferred on there be debated att
large.
And secondly yo^w mistake us, & yo^r priuiledges to, for wee
desyre only a free & full debate w^th yo^u all, that wee may
throughly understand the case, & according to the weight of
the reason to bee alleaged by Euery p^rticular p^rson, to prepare

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