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Upper house Septemr the 14th 1681
Let this Petition to the Lower house to be duely Consid-
ered of and Transmitted to their Committee—
Signed pr Order pr J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—
A Petition of Clement Hills for Allowance of 4075 " To-
bacco Arrears for Sallary of Collecting publick Tobacco thus
Subscribed Vizt—
Upper house Sepr the 14th 1681
Left to the Consideration of the Lower house
Signed pr Order pr J LLewellin Cl of Assembly.
The three foregoing Petitions sent to the Lower house by
Coll: Lowe who hath in charge to desire them that (if the Bill
for Regulating the Militia &t be ready for the consideration of
this house, they would Send it up for that this house must
Adjourn to send out their Committee upon Accounts—
He returns the Lower house will Send Answer presently
by a Member of their own—
The Act Restraining the Exportation of Leather leaving out
the last Clause for giving the Oath to Masters &ta at their
Clearing passd in these Words Vizt
Upper house Assent with Exclusion of the Latter Clause.
John LLewellin Cl of Assembly—
Sent to the Lower house pr Col Lowe—
A Message from the Lower house pr Mr Iohn Rousby and
Capt Sibrey who acquaint this house that they are preparing
the Engrossing the Bill for the Militia according to the Sense
of their own house now Sent up Vizt
Lower house of Assembly September the 14th 1681.
Jn Answer to the Message sent to this house Yesterday by
Coll Lowe Concerning the Amendments in the Bill for Order-
ing and Regulating the Militia &t this house do Say—
That they never desired the Upper houses Consent to the
Leaving the Words out of the said Bill, intimated in the said
Message, it being never Voted nor intended by the said house,
that they should be put in—
First because they are not the very words of the Vote of the
Lower house as is Obvious by the word (Notwithstanding)
intruded into the said Vote, which is a Relative word and as
placed in the said Bill quite Subverts the Nature Sense and
intendmt of the said Vote—
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