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An Answer to be sent them by a Member of this house, M^r
Carvile from the Lower house desires the form of the last
Commission for County Courts to be sent them as Soon as
Coppyed out He returns—
Col Burgess from the Lower house comes to Acquaint this
house that their Members are ready for the Committee—
This house will Answer p^r a Member of their own he returns

into the Lower House—
M^r Hatton from the Lower House desires the Book of Laws
which is Delivered him and he returns again—

Upper house Aug^tthe 31: 1681 —
Jn Answer to the Message received by M^r Ennalls and M^r
Stevens this house do Say Viz^t as to the first Clause this
house desire them to Explain themselves what they Mean by
Port Duties, whether Officers fees for Entring and Clearing
Ships and Vessels according to Act of Parliament in England,
which this house (if so) do think it injustice to the Clerks, who
Officiate therein, to take away the Same, or otherwise his
Lordships Duties upon every Tunn Burthen which this house
Say is a Perquisite Jnherent to his Lordship for the Support of
his Government and therefore cannot give their Consent
thereto without his Lordship, to whom the Lower house ought
more properly to Apply themselves
2dly—The Amendments for the Law for Orphans Estates
are ready Prepared and his Honour the Chancellor will cause
them to be fairly Transcribed and brought into this house—
3dly The house Concurr with the Lower House to desire

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his Lordship Provide a Bell for the Publick use instead of a
Drummer, as to the Conclusion of their Messages this house
do Say that in the Life time of the late Lieutenant Gen^l Proc-
lamations did issue according to the Tenor of their request but
whether the Several Counties received them or not, this house
cannot Say—
Signed p^r Order John LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

Upper house August the 31 1681 —
This house do intend to Adjourn for two hours that the
Members of the Lower house Appointed for the Committee
for Drawing up a Law for the Defence of the Province think
fitt to come into this Upper Room the Members of this house
Appointed to Ioin with them are ready so to Day—
A Message from the Lower house by M^r Chiseldyne
Declared that there was a Bill Debated last Sessions but not
passed which they Conceive may be among the Papers of the
Upper house they desire that the Clerk of this house may
Assist one of the Members of their house to Search for the
Same—

p. 321