508 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

U. H.

Journal
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Lord^ps faithfull and humble serv^ts humbly pray for the future
To prevent all discontent touching the Same That your Lo^p
would order a Certaine number to be elected in every County,
And th^t every person Soe elected may be Called to serve as a
Member of this house by your Lord^ps Writt and in Case of the
death or Removal to any office of any Member for the future
new Writts may be Issued ffor the Jnhabitants of such Coun-
ties th^t the deceased or removed Memb^rs were Delegates for
To elect new ones in theire Stead Which Said psons soe newly
Elected may likewise be sent for by your Lo^ps Writte Soe th^t
for the future the Members of this House may be the full
Choice of the people
Signed &c

Upon perusall of this Peticon We have Considered th^t to
graunt This peticon is to make voyd the Declaracon of our
dec^d ffather Relateing to the Settlem^t of Assemblies, But yet
have Resolved to graunt it but doe declare th^t we shall for the
future exact th^t every member of Assembly hereafter to be
elected Shall at his Enterance and before the Election of the
Speaker Take the Oath of fidellity To us our heires and Suc-
cessor and th^t the Delegates now alreadie elected to this As-
sembly and Omitted to be Called To this Session Shall at theire
enterance into the House of Assembly Take the like Oath
Signed by his Lord^p

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The house is adjowrned till 10 of the Clock
Tomorrow Morning.

On Fryday June the 9^th The House Mett

Present The Hono^ble Chancello^r Secretary and Survey^r Gen^ll
Colon^ll Sam^ll Chew Coll Thomas [Taillor] Collon^ll Jesse Whar-
ton

Lowr house Voted Nemine Contradicente th^t noe Memb^r of this
June 9^th house nor the Clerke of this house Shall attend the
1676 Prov^a11 Court dureing this Sessions of Assembly
Signed &c

The house is adjowrned Till 12 a Clock

The house mett

Present The Hono^ble Chancello^r and Survey^r Gen^ll Collon^ll
Sam^ll Chew Coll Thomas Taillor

Ordered th^t Majo^r W^m Boareman doe purchase 150 Match-
coats and 100 Barr^lls of Corne To be delivered to the Respec-
tive friend Jndians according to a preceeding order of this
house
Signed &c