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that Purpose to be by his Lordship his heirs or Successors or
his Lieutenant General for the time being Sent out or in case
any of the Representatives shall happen During the time of
the Sitting of Such Assemblies to Dye or be otherwise Dis-
abled from Sitting in the said Assemblies that then it shall and
may be Lawfull for the Speaker of the Lower house of
Assembly for the time being to Send his Warrant to the Hon-
ourable the Secretary of this Province for the time being to
Jssue out Writts in Manner and form aforesaid for Election of
other Representatives to Serve in the Room—or place of
Such Deceased or otherwise Disabled Member, And that the
Secretary do immediately issue forth such Writt of Election as
aforesaid— Signed p^r Order of the House
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly

Adjourn till Monday Morning

Monday 22^d Iune 1681
Upper house met as on Saturday

Col Stevens is desired to go to the Lower house and let
them know that this house was preparing an Answer to their
last Message on Saturday
Was new drawn up in the house an Act directing the Manner
of Electing & Summoning Delegates and Deputies of the

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Freemen of this Province to Serve in Succeeding Assemblies
with the Alteration of—two Delegates instead of four which
was Sent to the Lower house by Col Lowe with this Subscrip-
tion—

Upper house 22 August 1681
This house have approved of the above Act and Recom-
mend it to the perusall of the Lower House in Answer to their
Message on Saturday last
Signed p^r Order p^r John LLewillin Cl of the Assembly

Col Lowe having Delivered his Message returns again into
this house
A Message from the Lower house p^r Col Wells Cap^t Sibrey
M^r Wickes, M^r Hosier, M^r Frisby and William Richardson
Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly 22^d August 1681.
This house conceive the Preamble of the former Act is well
grounded upon the Laws and Constitutions of this Province,
and are infinitly troubled that the Upper house Stands with

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