106 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal 1666

Ourselues for a reasonable determinaon & resolution. W^ch as
wee intend to make a part from yo^r in Our ownc howse. Soe
yo^u may make it by yo^rselues in yo^r owne howse. Only take
this Rule by the way Obstinate fortitude is as pernicious to the

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Common Wealth, as fearfull honesty. & therefore Conferences
are necessary Neq. timida probitas Reipub. utilis est,
says My Lord Cooke Both howses in England once satt
together debated together, yea euen Voted together
breach of yo^r priuiledges to debate gether is not
out of the memory of to the contrary. And were it not
positiue Commands to keepe howses holding
Assemblies is by his Pattent perhaps tell yo^u That wee
find Vppon Consideraon of w^ch pect, yo^u
should come this day, & for & agst that Act for En-
cowragem^t th^t yo^r yo^r owne h itt, as the
reasons urged shall Wee doe hereby protest Our owne
& th^t whatsoev^r Calamity shall befall the Prouince,
eyther by the decay of or the Jnuasion of Our Enimies
for want of armes & ammunition, now not to bee purchased
by Tobacco, though wee haue uast quantities lying by us, The
guilt lyes att yo^r doers. And lastly tell yo^w, 'tis yo^r selues in
p^rson, & not answeres in paper th^t wee exspect from yo^u.
John Gittings Clr.

Putt againe to the Vote whither or noe that this howse have
Conference w^th the Vpper howse, & there debate Concerning
the Act for Encowragem^t of Trade in th^t howse. Our whither
wee ought to debate th^t busines in Our owne howse & there
only debate, & proceede to Vote, as Wee have bene accus-
tomed, in former assemblies?
And the howse thereuppon Voted th^t all debates in Relaon
to a CessaOn, ought to bee discussed in this howse, & not in
the Vpper howse by Conference.
Philip Calu^rt Esqr. Chancelo^r came, & made an Explanaon of
what is contayned in that Last paper sent from the Vpper
howse, hither.
Then M^r Speaker appoynted M^r Will^m Coursey to goe to

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the them. That this howse haue now Voted, not to
haue the Vpper howse touching a CessaOn. Certi-
shall please to remand hither That Encowragem^t
of Trade. They shall againe syred.
w^th him th^t Bill Entituled an Act for Bill allso.
Entituled an Act for more staple then Tob.
Encowragem^t of Trade. to passe or not?
Vote. Not passe aduance of other Com-
modities &c:
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