Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681. 133

The Chancellors reason for Advising the Members of the
Lower house to Consult their own Honours he desires to be
Entered in the Iournal of this House thus, The Secretary a
Member of this house affirming (that Col Lowe Endeavouring
to speak there) told them that they had no Commission further
to Speak in that house but only read the Paper which they
carried with them they could not with Honour enter any thing
of that Nature in their Journal
A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Carvile Col Bur-
gess Captain Sibrey M^r Hatton M^r Stone M^r Edmundson Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly 25th August 1681 —
Resolved by this house Nemine Contradicente that his Lord-
ships Condescention to the request of this house Sent Yester-
day by M^r Hall Cap^t Ladd M^r Ennalls and M^r Waterton that
Writts may issue to fill up this house is most lust and Reason-
able and what of right ought to be done to this house
Resolved Nemine Contradicente that if Writts do Speedily
issue for New Elections to full up this house when the same
are so issued this house will Cheerfully proceed with the Upper
house upon the Publick affairs of the Province and they desire
the Concurrence of the Upper house hereunto otherwise this
house Conceives it not Safe for them to proceed in the Publick
affairs without Violating the rights & Priviledges of this house

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl Assistant to the Lower house of
Assembly

M^r Cheseldyne from the Lower house desires to know
whether his Lordship is Expected in this house to Day—for
Answer returned him his Lordship was not well—
House Adjourns till to Morrow 9 a Clock in the Morning
Delivered to the Chancellor to be Inclosed to his Lordship
the two Messages received from the Lower house this Day
and Copy of this Houses Answer to their first—

August the 26th 1681 Upper house met where Appeared—
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary & all as
Yesterday Except Captain Digges—

The Papers Yesterday Delivered the Chancellor to be Sent
his Lordship returned again into the hands of the Clk—
Col Tailler is Ordered to go to the Lower house and desire
them to Remitt to this house the Bill that was Sent them, for
Settling Assemblies for the future he returns with Answer that
they will Send it by a Member of their Own—
M^r Chiseldyne brings it to this house and returns
The Secretary has in Charge from his Lordship to go to the

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