Assembly Proceedings, October 1671. 313

Ordered that the Defend^ts or their Attorny have Notice of
the Petition and Attend this House to Morrow Morning- at 10
of the Clock when the House intends to proceed to a further
hearing of the Matter upon the s^d Petition

The House Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 10 of the
Clock

Thursday 12^th October
The House met Present as Yesterday in the Afternoon

Cap^t Lloyd informs the House that the Lower House desired
this House to appoint some of the Lower House in a Com-
mittee to Consider of the amendment & making of certain
Laws

Ordered that Baker Brookes & Tho^s Trueman Esq^rf join
with the Members of the Lower House therein —
Hoopers Business was by Consent referred to the Determi-
nation of the Governour & Chancellour

The House Adjourned till two of the Clock in the After-
noon

The House met again Present as in the morning
Colonel Calvert & M^r Chew

This House received a Copy of some further Instructions to
be given to the Committee of both Houses for the Amendm'
of some other Laws And have Agreed that the said Jnstruc-
tions be Considered of by the said Committee

The House Adjourned for half an hour

The House met again Present

The honble the Chancellour Colonel Calvert M^r Chew &
Major Fitzherbert

Adjourned the House till to Morrow Morning 10 of the
Clock

Friday the 13^th October

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

The House met Present The Honble The Chancellour Baker
Brookes Tho^s Truman Samuel Chew Major Fitzherbert Esq^rs
The upper received from the hands of Mr Clark from the
Lower House two Votes relating to Orphans Estates Which
the house referr to the Consideration of the Committee of both
houses & acquainted the Lower house therewith by Mr Tru-
man
His Excellency appearing

Upon Petition of the Lower house Ordered that a Writt
issue to another Burgess of Dorchester County Burgesses

p. 209