Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681. 157

Upper house September the 8th 1681 —
This house desire the Lower house to Explain themselves
in their new phrase of (Concurring Assent) Signified in their
last Message not being according to the Common Practice of
Assemblies in this Province, which upon passing of any Bills
has been by these Words—the Upper house Assent the Lower
house Assent, and which shall still be made use of by this
house without Introducing any new Method or way of
Speaking—
Signed p^r Order p^r J LLewellin Cl of Assembly

Cap^t Ladd and D^r Brooke from the Lower house bring an
Act for confirming the Title of a Parcell of Land in Calvert
County in Samuel Holdsworth and his heirs against Edward
Husbands and his heirs against Edward Husbands and his
heirs for ever which was thus Endorsed—

Upper house Sep^r the 8th 1681 —
This house desire to know of the Lower house upon what
Grounds they have proceeded in passing the Bill in favour of
Sam^l Holdsworth for Confirming the Title of a parcell of Land
to him, when this House is Credibly informed that the other
Party Edward Husbands hath not been heard by them nor
made any Defence and so Consequently must be concluded
unheard—
Signed p^r Order p^r J LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

A Petition of Peter, Fucate and Cornelius Boyes for Natural-
ization read and thus underwritten—

Upper house have Assented
J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

The Petition of Lewis Blangy and Peter Oldsone read &
thus Underwritten

September the 8th 1681 The Upper house have Assented
J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

An Act restraining the Exportation of Leather &^t read and
thus Endorsed

Upper September the 8th 1681
This house do think the Act restraining the Exportation of
Leather &^ta were a good Act if the Fanners of the Province
were Obliged to take and Tann all the Hides &^a that are to
be purchased in the Province, but if the Tanners be not

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