64 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal
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Vppon the number of One & Twenty members (one whereof
viz^t Co^l Nathaniel Vtye appeares not) Putt to the vote
many Members to make the howse
The howse proceeding to the settling of the howse. Voted
& Ordered That any Twelue members assembled, (whereof
the Speaker to bee allwayes one) att the time & place appoynted
by the s^d Speaker to a howse of Commons, or Lower
howse of Assembly, to all intent purposes.

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Then the Speaker ordered the Clerke to Settling of
the howse. W^ch is as

The Order for Settling the
Jt is Ordered by & w^th the aduise & Prouince now
assembled: That M^r Thomas Nottley Speaker Will^m
Nicholas Young M^r Richard Blunt Burle, Cap^t
Thomas Ba Majio^r Thomas B James Neale Co^l
Thorow Natha
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the Speaker of Commons or Lower howse of
Assembly And all Bills, Acts, or Orders passed by the
s^d one Members or any Eleauen of them, w^th the Speaker
assembled as afores^d w^th the consent & approbaon of the
Vpper howse, & Enacted by the Leiu^e Grall, Gouerno^r of this
Prouince under the R^t hon^ble Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore,
Lord Proprietary &c: Shall bee Lawes of this Prouince, after
publicaon thereof under the Seale of the Prouince, as fully to
all intents & purposes, as if they were aduised & assented unto,
by all the respectiue ffreemen of this Prouince in person.
W^ch fores^d Order being read. M^r Speaker Ordered That
those Orders passed the Last Assembly to bee obserued by the
Burgesses, bee read ouer. W^ch being likewise read.
Ordered That the Clerke draw out those orders, to bee ob-
serued in the howse, agst tomorrow morning 8 a Clock.

And then adiourned the howse 'till to morrow morning 8 a
Clock.

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^th Aprill 1666. 8 a Clock.
All p^rnt as yesterday. Co^ll Nath: Vtye not.

that th^t Order for Settling the present wne up,
bee againe read ole howse.
likewise agreed on, bee read ouer ordered to bee
affixed in
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proper
Viz^t The gentleman th^t Spoake last or the
2 That noe one speake aboue once, att one reading to any
Bill w^thout Lycence of the Speaker. And if Two p^rsons or