Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 375

should be in force in this Province for the tryall of Criminalls
without some Reservacon to Consider of the Conveniences of
this Province The Lawes of England being in those Cases

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especiallie soe Voluminous & often times are Repealed with-
out o^r knowledge Therefore this House desires the Lower
house to take into their serious Consideracon how unsafe it
will be for the Judges of this Province to Proceed ag Crimi-
nalls by anie such uncertaine Lawes & Therefore it is the de-
sire of this house th^t the Lower house will Consider of soe
manie of the Lawes of England for the Proceedings afores^d
th^t the Judges may be ascertained of such their Proceeding
Besides the Consideracon of such Lawes as may be in force
w^cch if unknowne to this Province may be of dangerous Conse-
quence
M! Hatton & M^r Bowles doe Signifie to this House the Con-
currence of the Lower house in the Preceding Vote
Ordered th^t this House be Resolved into a Comittee to
Joyne w^th the members appointed by the Lower house
M^r Taylor desired to Signifie to the Lower house the Con-
currence of this house w^th them in their last vote for amend-
ing the Wales in Charles County & to desire the Lower house
to Prepare a bill as they shall thinke fitte
[Vo]ted by this
house] th^t noe
[Rum Molasses]
[Sugar fflour]
Mlalt wheate
[B]arley, Beere]
[Cyder] Perrie or
[Qu]ince drinke
[be] Imported from
New England new
Yorke or Virgi-
nia into this
Province &
the S^d Vote sent
downe by M^r
Truman

The House is Adjourned till the Afternoone

The House met Present The Govern^t Baker
Brooke Esq D^r Jesse Wharton

The Hon^ble Chancelor Enters after the Sitting of the house

The House is Adjourned till 9. of the Clock to morrow
Morning. —

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