378 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

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th? the manner thereof & Articles for the same be Considered
of by tkis house & transmitted to the Lower house. —
Signed by Ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

In Pursuance of the Vote for a Peace to be made w^th the
Cynicoes Indians passed at a Conference of both houses this
day the Upper House have Voted That a Peace be by the
Govern^t made w^th the s^d Cynicoes Indians & forasmuch as th^t
Peace may bring a Warre w^th the Susquahannoughs This
house for the Securitie of the Province doe Vote th^t an Act of
Assembly be drawne up to Impower the Govern^r & Councell
to make Warre even without the Province & to Leavie the
Charges of the s^d Warre by an Equall Assessm^t upon the
Persons & Estates of the ffreemen of this Province anie form^r
Act or Law to the Contrarie hereof notwithstanding & doe
desire the Concurrence of the Lower house to this Vote

The House is Adjourned till 2. of the Clock
in the Afternoone

The House met Present the Cap. Gen^ll Chancelor Secre-
tarie M^r Brookes & D^r Wharton

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The Vote of this house here above retorned w[^th the] En-
dorsem^t as followes viz^t This House doe [Concurre] w^th the
Upper house in the within Vote & doe hum[bly de]sire th^t
they would be Pleased to draw up a Law [for that] Purpose
Read in the Lower house the Bill Prohibiting [the Impor]ta-
con of Strong Liquors &c. Voted there th^t [this Bill] Passe w^th
this Amendm^t to wit, the t[ime to be Limited] untill the
Twenty fifth of December next [& the Penalty] to be altered
th? is to say, In stead of forfeiture of the] Vessels &c. to be the
Goods for feited or [the] Value [there] of
This House doe Consent th^t this Act doe Comence from the
Twentie ninth of September next & will not admit of anie
other Alteration
Voted by the Lower house th^t a message be sent to this
house to know Whether his Excelency or any other person th?
they know of will undertake the Building of the State house
Prison & Office. —
The Hon^ble the Chancelor & Secretary being desired to goe
to the Lower house & Satisfie this house Concerning the
dimensions of the s^d Buildings That they may be thereby Enabled
to give Answ^r to the Undertakers doe goe forth accordinglie.
A Proposall of a member of the Lower house Whether it be
not necessarie to Build the State house Prison & Office at the
Ridge & to Peticon his Excelencie accordinglie for th^t there are