Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 21

Then came a Member from the Lower House with this
Message Viz.

Tuesday Afternoon 17^th April 1666

In the Lower House of Assembly was read an Act for pro-
viding a Magazine made the last Assembly Upon the reading
of which Act Ordered that a Messenger to Morrow Morning
after the meeting of this House be sent to the Upper House
requesting the Lieutenant General that he would please to
signify to this House how that ten thousand pounds of Tob-
levyed by Virtue of an Act of assembly made at S^t Marys the
last Meeting of the last Assembly Entituled an Act for pro-
viding a Magazine was disposed of according as is Enjoined
in that Act
W^m Bretton Clk

Ordered that the Account delivered by the Governour last
Night concerning the Magazine to this house be immediately
sent to the Lower House
JG

Then came a Bill likewise Entituled an Act for making high
Ways & marking the heads of Rivers Creeks Branches &
Swamps passable for Horse & Foot
Which was read & referred to further Consideration in due
order in regard the Chancellour & the rest of the Council were
to go to the Committee to draw up the Articles concerning the
Indians

The House Adjourned till one of the Clock after dinner
At one of the Clock the House met again Present as before

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

Then came a Member from the Lower house with this
Message upon the Account sent them concerning the Maga-
zine Viz.
The lower house do humbly request whither or no that the
240^lb powder mentioned in the C^r of this account be as yet
disposed of for the publick Use or whither yet undisposed of
& where deposited & that the Lieutenant Gen^l would please
to certify the needfull in this request unto this House as like-
wise whither the powder were bought this year or last Year
W^m Bretton Clk.

The Chancellour going with the Message abovesaid to the
Governour the House Adjourned for half an hour

The which time being Expired the house met again

The Governour ordered that this House doth certify to the
Lower that the 240^lb powder he mentioned in the Account sent

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