Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 109

ffriday 27^th Aprill 1666

The howse called all present
Chancelo^r came from the Vpper then had prepared,
in answere part of the howse was gran being
obstructed att first by the Speaker Vote
Was read the first Reason to w^ch the Chancelo^rs answere
read
To the second the Chancelo^r read & replyed.
To the third. Likewise
To the ffowrth in like manner.
To the ffifth in like manner, as afore.
W^ch reasons being alternatim read, the Chancelo^r departed.
Leauing these two Bills Vizt An Act for Encowragem^t of
Trade &c: & An Act for the aduance of other Comodities
more staple then Tob, to bee againe debated in this howse
according to order from the Vpper howse W^ch order annexed
under his answere to our Reasons is this that followeth (Viz^t)

Ordered th^t the Lower howse bee desyred to consider of
these Reasons, & after Consideraon had, to reassume the
debate of the Act for Encowragem^t. of Trade & the other Act
for aduance of more staple Comodities then Tobacco.
John Gittings Clr.

Answere to the Reasons of the Lower howse
gyuen against a Cessaon from planting Tob.

L. H.
Journal 1666

wee answere That 'tis impossible th^t Our Cessaon
lessen the quantity of Tob. Because 'tis of ndred soe
contemptible by the abundance ketts, & lastly soe diffi-
cult to p^rserue And therefore it can noe way En-
discowrage all men from planting Wee doe confesse the
other American ght w re for want of shipping
and contemptible as ours. Yo^u , & Wee will
follow your owne many yeares in exspectaon of
will not eyther keepe att all Ginger will keepe if it haue
keepe, but may and ght up Cloath-
ing for the Planter dayly. & lastly by In s greate
ualew, & soe long to bee preserued, th^t it may not improperly
bee called imperishable. Wee appeale to yo^r owne Judgm^ts
whither it bee probable th^t the American Plantaons should
leaue of planting these staple, ualuable, & imperishable Como-
dities, though they haue noe present Vent for them, only to
plant Tob. w^ch Wee cannot Hue by, hauing noe greater certainty
of Vent for it then Wee haue: & as certaine to haue itt Rott
uppon their hands, as Wee can bee. Besides were all th^t yo^u
alleage true, w^ch for the reasons above gyuen, wee flatly deny,
yett by making an Act for a Cessaon now, & sending the news

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