264 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

returned to their own house; This house proceed to Answer
their Message thus Viz^t

Upper house April the 27th 1682
His Lordship is hourly Expected in this house, when this
house will Consult and Consider of what his Lordship hinted
in his Speech concerning the Northern Indians and will then
Communicate to the Lower house what they shall receive in
Charge from his Lordship for that Purpose
Signed p^r Order p^r John LLewellin Cl of the Assembly

Sent to the Lower house by Captain Digges; Captain
Digges having Delivered the Same returns again into this
house
This house Adjourns for an hour

Upper house again mett according to Adjournment

Voted that the Bill Prohibiting unreasonable Tares of Hogs-
heads and for Punishing false Package of Tobacco being fairly
Engrossed be again read
The Bill accordingly read and passed the house in these
Words Viz^t

April the 27th 1682
Upper house have Assented—
Signed p^r Order John LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

Adjourn till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock

April 28th 1682 Upper house mett where appeared
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
William Calvert Esq^r Princip^l Secretary
The honourable Coll Thomas Tailler—
Coll: William Stevens—

Cap^t Richard Hill by Order of his Lordship attends this
house and is Commanded to give this house a particular
Account of his Negotiation at New York whether he had by
his Lordship and Council been lately Employed which Accord-
ingly the said Hill Did having Drawn the Same into writing
and read it to the house whereupon he is Dismissed and
required to Communicate the full relation to the Lower house
whereof he is a Member, Voted also in this house that a
Copy of his Lordship and Councils Letter to the Gov^r of New