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Iournal, So that to go back from all this must certainly
Destroy all manner of faith, that should be given to Persons
under the Qualifications that M^r Carvile and M^r Sibrey were,
and in my Opinion So farr from a Priviledge that the Lower
house of Assembly may pretend to, that I take such pro-
ceedings to be much to their Dishonour, and Such as tend to
the taking away all future relyance on and good Corres-
pondence between each house of Assembly; Therefore let me
intreat you to Mind them of this, and as I have Been So they

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shall ever find upon any Occasion—that may not Dishonour
the Upper house and also—
Your Affectionate Friend C Baltimore

Thus Directed for the Honourable the Chancellor and the
rest of the Gentlemen of the Upper house of Assembly By
Col Darnall
A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Carvile Cap'Sibrey
John Edmundson and William Richardson, Delivered p^r M^r
Carvile to the Chancellor as a Message from the Lower house
if this house would accept it—

Lower house of Assembly August the 25th 1681
This house heartily desiring an End to those Debates, do
once more (Notwithstanding the Message of the Honourable
Secretary Viz^t that the Upper house would receive no more
Papers from us in this Matter) present the former Message in
the Same Words not knowing how to Change them into more
respectfull Tearms—
Viz^t This house willing to leave of all Disputations about
Words do now Humbly make their request to his Lordship
that Writts may issue out to fill up this house well knowing
that his Lordships Just Condescentions to us herein will be
matter of great Content and Rejoiceing to the good People of
this Province and herein crave the Concurrence of the Upper
house & his Lordships Gracious Answer—
Praying that the Upper house send their Concurrence
thereto in Such Manner as hath been usual Viz^t (That the
Upper house do Concurr with the Lower house), And this
house will Humbly wait his Lordships Gracious Answer—
Signed p^r Order
C: Boteler Cl Assistant to the Lower house of Assembly

August the 25th 1681 —
The Upper house do Conceive that his Lordship hath Suffi-
ciently Express^d his good Inclinations and Intentions towards
the Lower house and the Freemen that Sent them, in the first
Paper Sent them Yesterday from his Lordship then present in
this house and Signed by the Clerk of this house—

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