Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 113

by the Chancelo^r, according to the last debate in this howse, as
Touching a Cessaon, & present the same to this howses Con-
sideraon ; & then to bee sent to the Vpper howse.
The Committee went uppon their Charge.
Was read an Act for Encowragem^t of Trade.
Vppon Reassumption of the debate touching this Act. This
howse doe humbly request th^t the Vpper howse will please to
draw this Act anew & putt in such necessary clause or clauses
in the s^d Act. That the Southward PlantaOns under the Gou-
erm^t of Will^m Drummond, & the places adiacent, may bee in-
cluded, & obliged to obserue the same. And that there may bee
six Commis^rs, Viz^t ffowre of the Councell, & other Two per-
sons of this howse appoynted to Treate w^th S^r Will^m Berkeley
& the Assembly of Virginia uppon a Totall Cessaon. And
further th^t the Leiu^t Grall please to nominate those ffowre of
the Vpper howse, & th^t the Lower howse nominate two of their
members to ioyne with them.

L. H.
Journal 1666

for advance of other Comodities &c :
into the howse, & presents as followeth.
ing into the Lower howse, & reading the saon
necessary. The Lower howse ta- consideraon & debating
thereon, doe rest taken, & prouision made for the sa-
Neighbouring Colony of Virginia doe
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of other Comodities &c: read againe. Act allready
in force Entituled English graine hath sufficiently
specie then Tob.
'till 2 a Clock

ffriday after noone

The howse called All present (Except M^r Rich: Preston as
afore, & M^r Thomas Thorowgood, who is excused by sicknes.)
Was read An Act Touching paym^t of Debts, &c :
That Act read againe. & Voted to Engrosm^t
Ordered th^t Co^ll Nath: Vtye p^rsent to the Vpper howse th^t
paper in relaon to the reasons of the Vpper howse, p^rsented by
the Chancelo^r this morning touching a Cessaon ; allso The Act
for Encowragem^t of Trade: The Act for aduance of other
Comodities &c: w^th this howses answere thereto, & the Act
Touching paym^t of Debts, &c: now read & passed in this
howse.
Who returnes. & ordered to goe againe to the Vpper
howse and desyre, Jf they haue any Bills formerly presented
by this howse, there, on w^ch they have had any debate, they
would please to remand them hither, eyther by himselfe, or by
a Messenger of their owne.

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