350 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U. H.
Journal
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Maj^r Brooke & M^r Causeen sent w^th the Resolve of the
Lower House as followeth viz^t
Resolved th^t a Message be Sent to his Excelency & the
Upper house to know whether they will Consent to the
Abridgm^t of the Long & tedious proceedings of the C^t of
Chancerie this house Conceaving th^t the tediousness of Pro-
ceedings there hath been very prejudiciall to manie Jnhabitants
of this Province th^t have or may have busines in th^t Court and
th^t if his Excelency & the Upper house doe therein Concurre
th^t they would please to signifie by a message to this house
whether this house shall offer what is Necessary in ord^r to a
regulacon of the s^d Proceedings to the Upper House or whether
his Excelency & the Upper house please to transmitt w^t is ne-
cessary to be done in th^t Affaire to this House
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke

Read in this house an Act Entituled an Act concerning the
Jmpaneling the Grand Jnquests in the several Counties within
this Province. Passed & Voted to be read the second time

Baker Brooke Esq Sent w^th the following Request viz^t Upon
the debate of the message sent from the Lower house to this
house touching the regulacon of Proceeding's in Chancerie Jt

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is Resolved th^t the Lower house be requested to propound
some Certaine rules for the regulacon of the s^d Proceedings to
be Considered of by this house
Signed by ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

M^r Taylor sent by this House w^th the following Vote viz^t
Voted th^t those who shall be found willfully to burne ffences
Shall be lyable to the same penalty as the Willfull Burners of
Houses & th^t this Vote be sent to the Comittee appointed for
drawing up the List of Lawes for Proceedings in Criminal
Cases
Signed by ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clke.

On which Vote was Endorsed an Ans^r as followeth & sent
by M^r Hambleton & M^r Bishop viz^t This House doth Con-
curr w^th the Vote of the Upper house within menconed & th^t
the Vote be Sent to the Comittee as within is directed
Signed by ord^r Rob^t Ridgeley Clke

M^r Truman sent w^th the following Vote of this house viz^t
Voted th^t Hogstealing by adjudged ffelony & the first Offence
only to be allowed the Benefit of Clergie, & the Second
Offence to be Felony without Clergie
Signed by ord^r Ri: Boughton Clke