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Lower house 5th May 1682.
This house have had this Petition under their Consideration
this Assembly on Friday last and Considered that many others
have made Application in the same Nature, and no Allowance
Given, although their Losses farr greater and the Persons less
able to bear it, and for that reason (amongst others) Noe
Allowance then nor now Allowed to the said Tones—
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of the Lower house.
This house proceed to hearing the Bills before them which
are Ordered to be read—The Bill Ascertaining what Damages
shall be Allowed upon Protested Bills of Exchange first read
and being Altered for 20 pr Cent according to the Vote of this
house is passed in these words Vizt
May the 6th 1682 Upper house have Assented
Signed pr Order pr John LLewellin Cl of Assembly—
A Message from the Lower house by Mr Robert Carvile
who Declares that in Answer to the Message or Vote of this
house Concerning Stone horses &c. he was Commanded by
their house to inform this house by word of Mouth that the
Lower house never passed or Consented to any Bill before it
was Drawn, but if this house would please to prepare a Bill for
that purpose they would take the Same into their Considera-
tion—He returns—
The Bill Explaining an Act concerning Port Duties and
Masters of Ships next read and the further Consideration and
Debate thereof referred till Monday Morning—
The Bill for the Encouragement of making Linnen and
Woollen Cloth within this Province read and passed in these
words Vizt
Upper house have Assented
Signed pr Order pr Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.
Voted that the Explanation of the Lower house concerning
the last Named Bill be as a Supplement to the Act Trans-
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