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Horses Mares or Geldings or Colts in the Province for this
Houses Assent
This House were willing to assent to the said Act with these
Amendments Viz.
First That no Horse Gelding or Mare be prohibitted Pro-
vided they be fifteen hands high or upwards
Secondly That no Person of our Neighbour Colonys re-
moving themselves and Familys with an Intention to Settle &
reside in this Province be prohibitted to import all their Stock
with them
And this House desired Sr William Talbott & Col Calvert
to acquaint the Lower House therewith and with this following
Order viz.
April the 6th 1671
This House having received from the Lower House the Act
for the raising and providing a Supply for his Lordship the
Lord & Proprietary of this Province towards the defraying the
publick Charges of the Government Endorsed on the backside
with a Vote of twelve pence p hhd and that for three Years
only or to the End of the next General Assembly Which shall
first come & well weighing the Necessitys of the Province and
the Charges of Government and finding the Vote far short of
what is absolutely necessary for Supporting the Government
without which every particular Estate will perish in the General
Confusion do order the new Act Entituled an Act for the
raising and providing a Support for his Lordship the Lord and
Proprietary of this Province during his Natural Life and like-
wise a Supply towards the defraying the publick Charges of
this Province being a new Act both for Matter & Form be sent
down to the Lower House for their Assent And do desire
them not to be wanting to themselves Who are the Persons
that are to reap the greatest part of the Advantage of the
Peace & Security that from the Concurrence of this Act will
arise to the Province
John Rousby Clk of the Assembly
And with the Act for raising and providing a Supply for his
Lordship the Lord and Proprietary with these Words there-
upon Endorsed
6th April 1671
At the Lower House of Assembly
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