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24^th Instant but there being a second Paper sent the same day
of the same Complexion & in the same Dialect Endorsed upon
two Acts sent by the. Upper House to them of no less import-
ance than the Ruin or Welfare of the whole Province, to one
of which they do flatly say that they will not consent upon any
terms but their own, & after in the Close of all that they are
resolved to have no further debate thereon
This House have a just Cause to think Affairs are not
carryed in a due orderly Way It being impossible that orderly
Proceedings should produce such peremptory papers without
any particular reasons given to the Governour of this Province
Assisted by the Upper House of Assembly Wherefore the
Governour & upper House do expect that the Speaker & the
Lower House should come to them in person to clear them-
selves of the suspicion by arguing & debating the reasons
inducing to Assent to, or disassent from the said Act
John Gittings

Then came from the Lower House this paper following
April the 25^th 1666
In the Lower House of Assembly

In answer to the Paper last sent by the Upper House to this
House dated the 25^th April 1666, this House is willing to make
their appearance in the Upper House to hear their Reasons for
the passing an Act for a Cessation But humbly conceive that
It stands not with their Liberty & Privileges to debate any
matters at large there, but that they return to their own House
& debate those Reasons amongst themselves, & so signify their
Assent or dissassent thereunto which they presume is no more
than their undoubted Privileges upon which Acc^t they are
willing upon Notice from the Upper House to attend them
W^m Bretton Clk.

The House Adjourned till nine of the Clock in the Morning

Thursday 26^th April 1666

At Nine of the Clock in the Morning the House
met
Present All as before

Then went a Member of this House to the Lower with the
paper following

April 26^th To the Lower House of Assembly

The Governour & this House received a paper from You last
night, the Sum of which was that You would come & hear what

U. H.

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