26 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678.

L. H. Journal
Original.

their be any defect in the assurance then that an A may
be drawne this Assembly to supply it.
Voted affirmative & that the upp howse be desired to
ord^r the Secry to tran of all the Records relating to the
sd land to this howse.
Then was M Rowsby M^r Cheseldyne Cap^t Coade
M^r Christison M^r Richardson asse Coll Burges Cap^t
Stansby & M^r Carvile appointed by M^r a Comittee
for Drawing up a Law for defence of the Province & R
dinaryes, & inspecting all the Lawes of this Province, and for
Dr such other Lawes as shalbe comitted from this
howse
They goe Charge.
M^r Hall & M^r Adams sent to the upp howse with the message
about the Land at St Ma in writing They Retorne.

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A proposall of
That the vast quant
oppression to the Jnh
ffeilds &

Jn answere this howse give the
Lower howse Politique of its
self the Secry made over
to the Right by deed drawne by
M^r Richard is in due forme of
Law.
of the Assembly.
Then did M^r County appeare & alledged he had
beene sick of sooner. The s^d excuse admitted of &
the sd M^r member of this howse, according to the
Seniority of
Came Coll Coursey upp howse w^th these paps
Coll Colebornes peticon Endorsed (vizt)
Upp howse of Assembly October 29^th 1678.
This howse doe thinke that the pet^r might well enough have
Secured the Leavyes within mentioned had hee beene carefull
to looke after them in time and that therefore he ought not to
be allowed for the same out of the publique Leavy.
Signed by ord^r John Lewellyn Clerke of the Assembly
This howse concurre with the upp howse in the above vote
Also the peticion of Edwa sbands endorsed (vizt)
This howse are of opinion that th th his Remedy at
law and therefore ought not to trouble the upp ses of
Assembly therewith
Sig John Lewellyn Clerke of the Assembly
This petition of Husband Consideracon of a full
howse.