260 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

U. H.

Journal
1659-98

Adjourned the House till nine of the Clock to Morrow
Morning in respect a Provincial Court was this day appointed
for tryal of diverse Malefactors

Tuesday the 11^th April 1671

The House met Present the R^t honble the Governour
The Honble the Chancellour. The honble S^t W^m Talbott Col
Calvert Baker Brookes Samuel Chew Esq^r & Thomas True-
man Esq^t

p. 194

This House desired S^r William Talbott & Col Calvert to
Acquaint the Lower House that this House desired them ac-
cording to their Promise to send up two of their Members to
Examine the Ingrossment of the Act for support of Gov-
ernm^t &c.
Whereupon the Lower House Sent Capt Jenifer & M^r
Weicks to Examine the said Act
The said two Members of the Lower house upon Examina-
tion of the said Act for a Support &c. declared that the same
was drawn & Engrossed according to the Votes of the Lower
House & thereupon the said Act for raising and providing a
Support &cl being put to the Question in this house
Resolved that the said Act do pass Nemine Contradicente
And then this House Sent the said Act by Sf W^m Talbott &
Col Calvert to the Lower House for their Assent to the same
and Sent the Act against Divulgers of false News with this
Endorsement viz. The Lower House are willing this Act do
pass with that Amendm^t Provided that no Punishment be in-
flicted for any Words spoken against any of his Lordships
Justices of the Provincial Court but in the Provincial Court &
against the Justices of any the County Courts but in the pro-
per County Court
nth April 1671
Rob^t Carvile Cl Lower Ho.

Which being read in this house & the Question put Voted
to pass
The Lower House Sent to this House one Act Entituled an
Act for the Providing a Standard with English Weights &
Measures in each County Another Act Entituled An Ex-
planation of two Clauses in an Act Entituled Act for the
Clerk's Fees & allowance for Jurors in civil Causes with an
Addition of a Fee to the Seal of each respective County
Which being read Voted to pass
Another Act against Hogstealers.

p. 195

Major Fitzherbert appearing Then read the Act for Enroll-
ment of Conveyances &c. to desire that the Word or County