Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 85

& make report the sitting of the howse to morrow
morning
M^r Speaker motions the howse bene diuers delays &
remisnes times. Hee therefore desyred the find
any Expedient for the recti- surveys, not only for the
If they iudge it necessary, or how it may bee done.
Voted In the affirmative

Then Ordered that
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for their Consideraon all Land rownd in future Survey
may not bee necessary That all deputy Surveys in the
respectiue Counties w^thin this Prouince for the time to come
bee not obliged to take an Oath, & giue security for their due
p^rformance of their office in their respectiue Limitaons, att their
first entring into their office? Whither it may not bee neces-
sary That uppon the discovery of all false & feigned Surueyes
& Collusions in the respective Surveyo? that a greate ffine or
penalty bee imposed in such cases? And Likewise satisfaction
gyuen to the party iniured thereby, ffurther Ordered that this
motion & order bee immediately p^rsented as aboue. And th^l
they bee hereby requested to consider & debate thereon-. And
returne their Result uppon the same to this howse in conve-
nient time.
Will^m Bretton Clk.

M^r Henry Coursey the Messenger from the Vpper howse
presents this paper in answere to the Request of this howse
aboue mentioned. (Viz^t)

L. H.
Journal
original

That this howse doth certify the Lower howse
mentioned in the account sent to the Lower th^t it is now
ready in his hands for
John Gittings Clk.

Yowng the Messenger appoynted for the the
thanks to the Leiu^t Grall for request as touching the
account
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Certifyes M^r Speaker, That this their Journall.

appoynted to goe to the Vpper -ing for this
howses Consi-
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they haue nothing consideraon.

A member of this howse motions, & desyres, it may bee con-
sidered & debated in this howse, Whither the tendring of Tob.
to Merchants & others by the Planter bee not necessary to bee
debated: & some way concluded thereon, in relaon thereunto.
In the Negative by the Maior Vote.

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