Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 19

he hath power to Rayse it, this howse leave it, further
to our comittee of conferrence to disco pointe fully
at their conference with the Members of the upp and
to make a Report to this howse of their Resolves there.

L. H. Journal
Original.

also that our sold
the ffeild and if the
them to have
Ca edges w^th this pap
Octo
The Comit by the Lower
howse of ous & undue
Retornes matter acted
or done ag to make Report
to the how considered all matters
& things Report as followeth
That they en due eleccons or Retornes
made by the sheriffs ag^t the priviledge of this
howse save that Cap^t Jon sheriff of Caecil County
sits in the howse ag^t the P howse.
Thomas Bland Clerke to the Comittee for privil & Eleccons
This howse have appointed M^r Christopher Rowsby M^r Ken-
elm Chiseldyn Cap^t John Coade M^r Winlock Christison Coll
John Dowglas & M^r William Richardson Members of this howse
to Joine with some Members of the upp howse to be a Comittee
for the Consideracon of the act for the Security & defence of
this Province, and the necessary Articles of warre, and the
sayd Members of this howse are now Ready and desire the
upp howse to give notice what Members they please to apointe
to Joine with ours in the sd Comittee, & when & where our
Members may attend them.

Coll Dowglasse & M^r Richar w^th the sd message
A pposall by a Mem
whether it be not necessary to considder by some law
to Regulate the Excessive ffees of Clerkes tive County
Courts of this Province and the greate Extortion by
in their office in ffees not ascerteined
Likewise
Whether it be not nece howse to ascerteyne the Rates
of wine, brandy Rum, and other liquo^rs of by Ordinary
Keep at Excessive Rates
Came the Sur all with this pap.
Upp howse of Assem ober the 25^th 1678.
A mocon made by a Member of this howse to put downe all
Ordinaryes in the Province, Except only at the Pr ciall Courts
County Courts and such places where it is absolutely nece
at a fferry be Kept.

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this howse that an act be drawne up for that

p. 21