126 Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Lastly Jf his Lordship as by a Message lately Sent please
to Cause Writts to issue forth for a New Election to fill up the
house as of Right ought to be this house is Resolved to Pro-
ceed with all readiness to the Dispatch of all Matters that shall
be farther Communicated from his Lordship & the Upper
House—
Signed p^r Order of the house
C: Boteler Cl Assistant to the Lower house of Assembly.

also this following Message read after Adjournment Yes-
terday p^r M^r Sibrey and William Richardson Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly 23^d Aug^t 1681
This house desire the Upper house to Consider the reason-
ableness of their request to his Lordship to have the Vaccancy
of their Members wanting Supplyed according to the Election
of the Several Counties, Seeing by the Vote underwritten it is
Admitted (according to the former Customs) as their Right at
their Discretions to Send as many Delegates as they shall
think fitt (not Exceeding the Number of four) to Serve for their
County and be their Representatives in Assemblies—
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl Assistant of the
Lower house of Assembly.

p. 305

Jn Answer to a Petition of the Inhabitants of Kent are these
Words following

Uppr house of Assembly 12th November 1678—
Provided it may be left to the Discretion of every County to
Elect One two or more Delegates as they shall think fitt (not
Exceeding the Number of four) to Serve for their County in
the Assemblies, then this house are of Opinion that it may be
Convenient for the Island of Kent to be one Intire County and
that the rest of the said County be included into Some other
County Contingent or Elected into a New County of it self—
J LLewellin Cl of the Assembly—
True Copy of the Iournal of the Lower house of Assembly
fol 53—
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly.

Upper house August the 24th: 1681
An Answer to the Paper brought from the Lower house by
M^r Rich^d Hall &^t This house did in no ways Wonder that the
Lower house should assert their Rights &c: rather from the
Rules of England than the Nominated Colonies but did