374 Assembly Proceeding's, May — June 1674.

U.K.
Journal
original
p. 31

by a Member of the house That Whereas his Lord^p hath by
Two Severall Instruments under his hand & [Seal] Assented
unto Eighteene & Twelve lawes in all [thirty th^t] the house
Peticon his Excelencie th^t he will Satisfi[e this] House Whether
the Lord Proprietarie since One [Thousand] sixe Hundred &
fifty nine hath assented to anie [more] Lawes and if he hath
then th^t his Excelencie would [Inform] this house to what
Lawes his Lordship assented & Cause [his] Lo^ps Assent to be
entered upon record & this house [do] Peticon his Excelencie
accordinglie
In Answ^r whereto his Excelencie Returneth th^t [he know]eth
of noe lawes assented to by the Lord Propriet^r but what are
mentioned in the Bodie of the Lawes & there [may] be found
Put to the Vote in the Lower house Whether Lytchington
[ought] to be Releived upon his Peticon or not & Voted ne-
cessarie th^t he be releived as the house shall thinke fitte. The
house Orders him to be allowed 2000^ls of tobaccoe in S^t M[aries]
Charles & Calvert Counties next time the Publick leavie is laid
to be borne by an Equall Assessm^t upon all the Taxable persons
in this Province
Signed by Ord^r
Rob^t Ridgely Clerke.

This House doth Concurre w^th the Lower house in the vote
touching Lytchingtons Peticon & Judge it fitte th^t the s^d Lytch-
ington be Satisfied the Sume of tobaccoe allowed him by the
Lower house & in the Way & manner wherein they have ap-
pointed the same to be Paid Still Provided th^t he have his Re-
medie at Law ag^t Maultby for his whole debt in such manner
as if nothing had beene allowed him upon his s^d Peticon
Signed by Ord^r
Rt. Boughton Clerke.

Major Brooke & Captaine Boreman brought a vote of the
Lower house th^t a message be sent to this house to desire them
to Joyne two or more of their members w^th the Comittee of
the Lower house to make a Comittee of both houses for the
drawing up of Lawes & other busines to be done by the votes
of both Houses The Names of the Comittee of the Lower
house are M^r Rob^t Carvile Cap. Philemon Lloyd M^r Thomas
Dent Cap. William Burgesse M^r Richard Woolman M^r Daniel
Clerke M^r William Berrie & Cap. Thomas Howel
This House doe thinke fitte to Resolve themselves into a
Comittee & desire th^t the Lower house will give notice when
their Members will be readie
Mr Taylor & M^r Truman sent to desire the Lower house to
Consider of the dangerous Consequences w^ch will of necessitie
happen by this houses Condescending th^t all Lawes in England