Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 373

ffor Answ^r to the Last the Govern^r doth assure the Lower
house th? all Instructions directed from the Propriety to him
Concerning Land for the future shall be Published according
to their desires
Signed by Ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clke.

U. H.
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The Peticon of Jo. Lytchington exhibited to this house sent
to the Lower house w^th the Endorsem^t as followeth viz^t This
house doth Conceave the Province is Obliged to Pay the Peti-
conf Lytchington the tobaccoe & moneys Recovered by him
ag^t Maultby because there was noe Prison Provided in this
Province for Securing Prison^rs for debt & therefore doe desire
the Lower house to Concurre w^th this house in Raising the s^d
20000^ls of tobaccoe & 120^ls Sterl by an Equall Assessm? upon
the People of the Province
Signed by ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

The debate touching Billingsleys Land againe Reassumed by
the Lower house & Voted th^t 2000^ls of tobaccoe p annum for
5 yeares Provided the Indians stay on the Land soe long be
Paid to Billingsleys Orphans & immediatelie after the Removall
of the Indians from the s^d Land this Rent to Cease & the
Indians to be turned of the s^d Land at ffive yeares end Pro-
vided the Orphans & the Indians shall not agree between
themselves to the Contrarie
In Answ^r to the Vote of the Lower house touching the Sur-
veyor Gen^ls fees this House doth Concurre w^th the Lower
house therein
An Answ^r to the Last Vote touching Billingsleys Land was
retorned to the Lower house as followeth viz^t This house doth
not thinke it Just nor Safe to force the Indians of from th^t Land
being once permitted to take footing thereon & th^t therefore
the Orphan ought to have 2000^ls of tobaccoe allowed him
yearely by the Countrey till the Assembly shall thinke fitte to
Purchase the Land of the Orphan
Captaine Boreman & Major Brookes doe Signifie to this
House th^t the Lower house doe Conceave their former Answ^r
sufficient Whereupon Resolved by this house th^t noe further
notice be taken of the Votes touching the s^d Billingsleys Land
The House is Adjourned till ffriday
Morning 9. of the Clock

On ffriday the 29^th of May the House met
Present as on Wednesday
This house Rec^d from the Lower house by the hands of M^r
Dent a Paper Containing as followeth viz^t A motion made

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