234 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-12, 1681.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Returned again to the Lower house p^r Captain Digges who
is to acquaint the Lower house that to Morrow his Lordship
hoped to Conclude this Sessions
at the Same time with the above List of Laws was also
brought to this house an Act relating to the Land Office and
the fees of the Clerk of the Council within this Province
Assented to by the Lower house and Signed as So by the
Clerk which was read in this house
A Message from the Lower house by M^r Robotham &
Doctor Brooks

p. 368

Lower house of Assembly Nov^r the 9th 1681.
This house out of the Due respect to the Matter Recom-
mended to them from his Lordship about the Strengthening
the Severall Prisons within This Province and appointing
Keepers or Goalers to each of them, Appointed a Committee
to Draw up a Bill accordingly who having Sat Several Days
and frequent Debates made upon Propositions from them
This house do find it Matter of Such Difficulty that they
Desire the Upper house either to prepare the Bill or putt this
house in Some Rule thereto, or they pray his Lordship to
referr it to the further Consideration of a future Convention
Signed p^r Order
p^r C Boteler Cl Ass^t of the Lower house of Assembly

A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Cheseldyne &
Francis Billingsley Desiring a Perusall of the Book of Laws
and an Answer to the last Bill relating to the Land Office
The Clerk of this house is Ordered to go to the Office and
to Deliver them the Book of Laws, and an Answer to the rest
of their Message shall be Sent them
A Message from the Lower house p^r M^r Hatton M^r Home-
wood Cap^t Trippe and M^r Hinson Viz^t—

Lower house of Assembly November the 9th 1681—
This house taking into their Serious Consideration the Mes-
sage of the Upper house Annexed to the list of Temporary
Laws and their Vote thereupon Do conceive that this house
cannot hastily Concurr with the Upper house in the Said Vote,
without making first a Strict enquiry and Search into the Body
of Laws by a Committee Appointed to that Purpose Lest the
Regulating one Mistake may make many more, which will
require Considerable time, and this house having now fin-
ished all their other Business and Debates the Act for payment
of the Publick Debts almost finished, his Lordship pressing Our
Dispatch as well as Our private Affairs, Do pray that this as
well as Some other Matters Imperfectly Debated may be