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remaine perpetuall Laws &c: which could not be reasonably
Expected without a Deliberate Inspection of the said Book.
This house do further Say in Answer to the Present Message
that this house cannot Comprehend why the Upper house
presses the Matter of it under the great Considerations that
the Endearedness of the Liberty and Property Depends upon
it Since in the worst Sense there is the Same Security that
hath been any time this three years and according to the
Explanation made by Our Vote, the same that hath always
been in this Province, We humbly hope that these and Such
like words in Some other Messages this Sitting will not
become Specious Matter for future Declarations
As to the Drawing up an Act, if his Lordship will Com-
mand the Longer Stay of this Assembly the Committee shall
proceed, but are in hopes that his Lordship and Upper house
will accept Our Candid Intentions & true meaning in Our last
Vote and referr the Drawing of the Bill till a future Conven-
tion as to the Bill for the Land Office We Offer it as a proper
Remedy unto a Certain Grievance, and make that Our only
Argument to Incline his Lordship & your Honours to Assent
to it—
Signed pr Order of the Lower house
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly
Upper house November the 10th 1681.
The Bill relating to the Temporary Laws of this Province
often urged and Recommended to the Consideration of the
Lower house being a Matter of So great Consequence as hath
been Intimated, This house have prevailed with his Lordship
to Delay the Sessions till to Morrow, giving time to Compare
the Several Temporary Laws with the two last Reviving and
Confirming Laws in Order to prepare an Act for the Same,
and therefore this house do Appoint Coll: Darnall and Coll:
Stevens Members of this house to Join with Some of the
Members of the Lower house in a Comittee for that purpose
and that the Cl of this house shall be ready to Assist them
therein
Signed pr Order pr Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.
Sent to the Lower house pr Coll: Darnall and Coll: Stevens
who have in Charge also to acquaint the Lower house that
they being appointed to Join with their Committee are ready
so to do and that the Clerk of this house is ready to give his
Attendance
Instructions for the Committee how to proceed
Qu: An Act for repeale of certain Laws and also for Ascer-
taining what Laws are of force within this Province made 1676
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