22 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678.

L. H. Journal
Original.

Rating the prizes of liquo^rs wilbe short of
the Lower howse to Resume the debate
wellyn Clerke of the Assembly
full howse.
M^r H to acquainte them that this howse will
A Retorne
whilst Munday morning nine a clock.
October
The howse appeare Except the absents before.
Coll Burges comes into the howse & being called to an
account by M^r Speaker, for not attending the howse before, he
Submits himself to the howse p^rtends himself Jgnorant of the
pclamacon, his being newly arived out of England, had not
then beene at home nor seene his wife & Children
humbly craves the howses Excuse.
The howse admits of his Excuse, and takes his place accord-
ingly
The Comittee appointed to veiw the state howse.Exhibite
their Report (vizt)
October the 1678.
The Comitt & apointed to veiw the State howse &
to puse the Act & Cap^t Quigley & considder effec-
tually whether the same be pformed exactly accord
& make their Report to this howse in writing.
Also to may partitions or Chimneys be made ac-
cording to the Gou^rno^r & Cou This Comittee having
veiwed the sayd state howse and having consider
matters and things comitted to their Charge doe make their
Repo eth (vizt)
1 They finde the state how tive in this that the
Lower ffloore of the sayd state howse and the Po not
paved with fflat paving stone according to the direccons in the
Act.
2 They finde the sayd state howse defective for that their
wanteth Benches in the Porch.

3. They finde the said otatc

playstered nor the and is not
Tyte.
They fur betweene the
two Quoin
They to referre the
Setting out Chimneys to the
ord^r & Direc
of the Comittee for
e howse.
The upp & ffyall wines to be imported into
into Consideracon & the Debate thereof