118 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.
Journal 1666

Ordered th^t Will^m Caluert Esqr p^rsent this afores^d Order, &
request to the Vpper howse.
The Committee Came into the howse & brought a Bill
drawne by them for this howses perusall, (Viz^t) An Additionall
Act for the soweing of English graine.
Was Read the s^d Act.
The s^d Act read againe. & Putt to the Vote. Passe by the
Maior Vote, & to bee p^rsented to the Vpper howse for their
Consideraon.
Ordered th^t M^r Will^m Coursey p^rsent the same to the Vpper
howse.
Chancelor Came from the Vpper howse, & brought downe
againe the Act Concerning Quietting Posses^ns And further
certifyed the Speaker that according to this howses request the

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Leiu^t Grall had appoynted M^r Edward Lloyd & M^r Henry
to ioyne w^th Certaine Members of this howse in
drawing up anew that Act.
And thereuppon M^r Speaker M^r Richard Smyth, Mr
Robert S w^th those others afores^d of the Vpper howse
amendm^t of the fores^d Act. And elude thereon,
to the Consideraon of the

The howse adiorned by the Speaker
after noone.

Munday 1 a Clock

The howse called All p^rsent
The Committee
M^r Thomas Trueman came p^rsented a Bill, Jntituled
An Additionall Act for the soweing of English Graine.
Vnder w^ch is thus written.

This howse is willing to consent to this Act. Prouided th^t
all Debts allready contracted, & all such as may bee contracted,
beetweene the 25^th of March 1667, & the 25^th of March 1668,
where Tob are not to bee had, for the satisfying such Debts
bee discharged by Wheate, Rye, Barly, & pease, att such rates,
as is in this Act mentioned, uppon a Lawfull tender of such
graines made to the Credito^r or his Certaine Attorney.
John Gittings Clr.
Was Read the fores^d Act
Vppon the Reassumption of the Debate of this Bill, & the
debate on the Endorsm^t made by the Vpper howse. This
howse doe iudge th^t such an Act, will uery much discowrage
Merchants trading into these parts, & therefore doe thinke it
unnecessary to make any such Law.
Maio^r Thomas Brooke appoynted to present this Bill, w^th
this howses sence thereon, to the Vpper howse.