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the said John Bloomfield be Dismissed from the Office of
Cryer of the Provincial Court and that the Same be Conferred
on Iames Cullin who is to take care that the said house be
carefully Swept and kept clean from time to time in and
against Provincial Courts, Assemblies and other Publick
Meetings—
The Secretary is desired to go to the Lower house to know
of them whether they have any thing to present to this house
which requires the Concurrence of this house thereto, and
whether they do Designe a Conference with this house accord-
ing to the last Message and when they may be ready to Ioin
with this house therein—
The Secretary returns with this Answer that they will Send
Answer by a Member of their own.
A Message from the Lower house by M^r Carvile, M^r Hill
says that the Lower house have now a Committee out, who
when they return into the house the Lower house will be
ready to wait on this house and to Ioin in Conference with this
house—
They return again to their own house.
Col Taillor is desired to go to the Lower house and let them
know that this house having Waited a Considerable time are
Somewhat weary and therefore deferr the Conference till to
Morrow Morning—
Col Taillor returns and the house Adjourns till to morrow
morning 8 a Clock

August the 20th 1681 Upper house mett as Yesterday

A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Carvile and M^r
Cheseldyne to know when the Lower house may Expect his
Lordships Gracious Answer to their Address his Lordship
gives them to understand that he Designed to Answer them in
the Conference which they desire to know when the Lower
House may attend this house
An Answer to be Sent them p^r a Member of this house
They return to their own House—
Col Taillor is desired to go to the Lower house and acquaint

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the Speaker and Members thereof that this house is ready to
receive them in the Conference
Col Taillor upon his return from the Lower house finds that
the Message has been Mistaken they Desiring an Answer to
their Address to his Lordship at Mattapany when it was the
Main Design of his Lordship and this house to give them
Answer thereunto by this Conference—
The Speaker with the rest of the Members of the Lower
house Enter this house, To them his Lordship Declares that

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