372 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U. H.

Journal
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Amendm^t th^t upon all Resurveys the Surveyor Gen^ll have
double fees according to the Late Proclamacon from his Exce-
lencie & th^t the Upper house be desired to Concurre w^th this
house in this Vote
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgely Clerke

An Answ^r to the Last Message of this house touching the
Vote of the Lower house Concerning deserted Plantacons is

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Returned by Mr Dent viz^t This house humblie desires his
Excelencie th^t the Answ^r to this Pap[er delive]red to this
house by the Secretarie by Word of m[outh may] be sent to
this house in writing
Voted by the Lower house th^t the Act for Proceedings] at
Law be amended & th^t it Comprehend all Cases as [well]
Criminall as Civil the Lower house wholly dissenting [to] the
Bill for Proceedings in Criminall Cases & th^t [upon] Amendm^t
of the former Law there be a [Saving made] for the Act Con-
cerning Religion now of force [in the] Province & all other
Lawes th^t are now or shall be hereafter of force in this Province
not Repugnant [to] the Lawes of England
Signed by Ord^r
Rob^t Ridgely Clke.

Baker Brooke Esq desired to goe w^th the ffollowing Message
to the Lower house viz^t As to the desire of the Lower house
th^t this house will give in Writing their Reasons for not Con-
curring w^th them in the Vote sent in touching the Act for de-
serted Plantacons & their Request thereupon It is Conceaved
by this House th^t noe Expedient can be found by his Lordship
how his Rents shall be soe effectuallie Secured as they are &
have been by this Act for deserted Plantacons & th^t to Suppli-
cate his Lo^t to Repeale this Act w^ch formerlie was Procured &
Passed for the good & at the onlie Request of the People of
this Province & w^ch since through the Neglect & Carelesnes of
Severall Persons Concerned in Lands hath given his Lordsh^p
some Considerable advantage would be a greate Presumption
in the Govern^r & this house & be verie ill taken & Resented
by the Propriet^r from his sonne this House having nothing
from the Lower house to deliver to his Lordship to Induce him
to Receave Requests of this nature This in Answ^r to the first
second & third Request in th^t Paper
As to the fourth this house doth Conceave th^t the Proclama-
con issued out in Secretarie Boughtons time was Sufficient
favour to such as made use thereof while it was in force And
th^t the Govern^r cannot Answ^r the dispensing w^th his Lord-
ships Condicons of Plantacon for anie Omissions of People
since th^t Proclamacon expired