Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 119

This howse doe declare That the 3600! Tob w^ch the Leiu^t
Deb^r for to the publike, doe still remaine in for
what hee payd Will^m Smyth, out of his em^t for building
of the Secretaries Office,
to accept thereof,
now in the Leiu^t Grails hands, The would please
to dispose thereof, to the Counties, to bee imployed for
the good of rection ags^t Jnuasion of Indians,
oke p^rsent the same to the Leiu^t Grails owne
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howse, & brought w^th them their them, Touching
the Act for
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appoynted by both howses of Assembly for the
Quietting Posses^ns
As L^ps Exceptions in relaon to Orphans. Jt is most
certaine, th^t the Orphane of the Deuizee will bee most wronged,
his predecesso^r hauing bona fide payd for the same. And by
this reason is answered the Grall exceptions of his L^p Viz^t
That there would have greater inconueniences hapned, in case
such Course had not bene taken. Though wee graunt, That
as to the Rule of the Law of England it may seeme somthing
strange (Though att that time, to our owne quiett, & the
iustnes of the Generall cause of Our Country, wee fownd it
good reason.) Except that of his L^p Exceptions in the Land
held by Pattent. W^ch wee doe humbly p^rsent to the Two
howses for amendm^t, & that it may bee amended in these
tearmes. Prouided th^t this Law, nor any thing therein con-
tayned bar not the L^d Proprietary &c: for their Claime to any
Lands in this Province whatsoeuer. W^ch being Read.
The Lower howse doe Concurre w^th the Report of the Com-
mittee.
Ordered th^t Will^m Caluert Esqr present this howses Concur-
rance, in order to the Report of the Committee, to the Vpper
howse.
The Leiut^t Grall recommended a paper to the speaker from

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the Vpper howse. Jn w^ch the Vpper howse were of Opinion
all the Lawes of this Prouince in some dissoluon
of this Assembly, should be fayre in parchm^t, & trans-
mitted w^thin this Prouince. ffor w^ch the pownds of
Tob allowed him by each County the dissoluon or pro-
rogaon of all by writt doe transmitt the Lawes to
for Publicaon.
W^ch paper the Speaker co doe Concurre therew^th
Prouided pectiue Counties, before the next
Ordered th^t Will^m Caluert Esq
Came Co^ll Will^m Euans from to the Speaker, Con-

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