22 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

to the Lower House was bought this year & that It is now
ready in his hands for the use of the publick

The House Adjourned for two hours

The House met again

Then came a Member from the Lower House & returned
the Lieutent'. General thanks for so sudden an Answer Con-
cerning the Magazine
Ordered that the several Bills concerning Outlawry appointing
Coroners keeping a Journal of the Lower house for marking
of highways prohibiting Trading with Indians for any flesh
dead or alive &c be remanded to the Lower House & that
they be desired to put them to the Vote of their House & send
them to this house again

The House Adjourned till nine of the Clock in the morning

Thursday 19^th April 1666
At Nine of the Clock the House met again
Present as yesterday. The Govern^r Present

Ordered, that the Chancellour go to the Lower House &
desire them speedily to join with the Upper house in a Grand
Committee to receive the Report of the Committee concerning
the Indian Business so to settle the Business in regard the
Governours Indisposition will not permitt him to stay long with
the Houses of Assembly
That the Articles hereafter mentioned were by the Grand
Committee of both Houses debated & Assented unto. And
afterwards the Indians being called in were read unto them &
by their Consent ordered to be Engrossed by to Morrow
Morning to be ready signed interchangeably by the Indians &
the Governour

The House Adjourned till one of the Clock

At one of the Clock the House met again
Present as before

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Ordered that M^r Coursey go to the Lower House with the
Act prohibiting the employing of Indians & also prohibiting
Masters from suffering their Servants to keep or raise any
Hogs to their proper use, and the Act against Hogstealers
Then was taken into Consideration the Act prohibiting Ex-
portation of all Hydes & Skins dressed or undressed in part
or whole except Beaver Skins Otter Skins & all other Sorts of
Furs & underneath which was Writt This House doth judge
this Act as yet inconvenient till such time as there be sufficient