Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681. 183

Coll: Stevens who having Delivered the Same Return again ]
into this house
Voted that a Message be sent to the Lower house (Viz^t)

Upper house September the 17th 1681
His Lordship the Right honourable the Lord Proprietary
and this Upper house of Assembly desire a Conference with
the Lower house in Relation to the Charges of a Warr (upon
a present Expedition) with the Northern Indians if Occasion
requires—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

Sent to the Lower house p^r Coll: Coursey who returns again
The Act concerning Negroes and Slaves read in this house
& passed thus viz^t

September the 17th 1681 Upper house have Assented
J LLewellin Clerk of Assembly—

The Bill in favour of Holdsworth read and thus Endorsed
Viz^t

U. H. Journal
(659-98

September the 17th 1681
When it shall Evidently Appear to this house that the pur-
chase Money is really and Bona fide paid and Satisfied this
house will then be inclinable to pass the Bill
Signed p^r Order p^r J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

The three foregoing Acts Sent to the Lower house by Coll:
Lowe: he Returns
A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Ladd who is Sent
from the Lower house with Holdsworths Bill which he is Com-
manded to Testifie with M^r Painter what they know of the
payment Money, M^r Painter can Testifie the Payment of ten
thousand pounds of Tobacco, and Seven thousand pounds of
Tobacco was Attached by Ladd himself when he was Sherriff
p^r Order of Court.
M^r Painter comes in Person and Testifies that he had received
Ten Thousand Pounds of Tobacco from Holdsworth and that
there was yet due Seven thousand pounds of Tobacco which
he had per Order of Court under Collour of a Debt from Hus-
bands to himself Attached in his own hands—
Cap^t Ladd declares that he had Attached Seven thousand
pounds of Tobacco two thousand three hundred whereof was
for Holdsworths own Account Two thousand Eight hundred
p^r Attachment out of the County Court at Suit of Atkey—

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