Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681. 175

Lordship to the last Message of this house concerning the
Defence of the Province—
He returns and reports they are providing an Answer to be
sent to this house
A Message from the Lower house by Coll: Burgess, M^r
Hill, M^r Rousby, Cap^t Smith, Cap^t Trippe and William Rich-
ardson being Viz^t—
An Act for payment of all Such Charges as may arise this
Present year 1681 by forces that may be raised for the Sup-
pression of the present Insolencies and Outrages of the
Northern Indians untill the tenth Day of November next
Ensuing passed the Lower house as followeth—

The Lower house have Assented
C Boteler Cl Ass^t of the Lower house of Assembly

An Act for the Ordering and Regulating the Militia of this
Province & for the Security and Defence thereof passed the
Lower house thus Viz^t

September the 15th 1681 Lower house have Assented.
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly

also this following Message Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly Sep^r the 15th 1681
This house desire an Answer from the Upper house to all
Such Bills and Papers as Lye before them from this house Viz^t
An Act for more Speedy bringing to Tryall & Suppressing
Criminals &c:
An Act for relief of tender Consciences &c:
An Act for restraining the Exportation of Leather Hides &c.
An Act in favour of Samuel Holdsworth &c:
This house also desires the Upper houses, Answer to their
last Paper concerning the Act offered the Upper house for
Confirmation of the Laws of this Province and all other Bills
and Papers now lying before them Belonging to this house—
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl Ass^t of the Lower house of
Assembly

U. H. Journal
1659-98

A Petition by Simon Sprattling Attorney of William Ben of
Leverpoole Merchant for Allowance of two Musquetts with
450^ll Tobacco Presst from aboard the Ship Swann of Liver-
poole about four years Since by M^r Vansweringen and about
three years Since 253^ll of Cheese presst from said Ship by M^r
Iohn Barnes for the Countries use Valued at 1265^ll Tobacco in
all 1715^ll Tobacco, thus underwritten

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