278 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U.H. Journal
1659-98

mitted to the respective County Courts of this Province for
their Government—
The Bill for Encouragement of Sowing and making Hemp
and flax within this Province, read and Voted that the Expla-
nation of the Lower house therein being Transmitted to the
County Courts as in the above Vote it is Sufficient Ordered
that the same be Signed by the Clerk of this house as Passed
Viz^t—

May the 6th 1682. Upper house have Assented
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

The Message of the Lower house Delivered by M^r Ro-
botham, M^r Edmundson, M^r Ennalls and M^r Stevens and
remitted to the Lower house p^r Coll: Tailler to be rectified in
the Date is again produced by Coll Tailler Amended and
Ordered to be read Viz^t

6th May 1682 Lower house of Assembly—
This house having received very Credible Information that
there are very great Quantities of Skins bought up by Solomon
Thomas and others the Agents of Samuel Groome and are
now on board of the Ship Globe of London Captain Watts
Commander to be Conveyed for England Contrary to Act of

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Assembly in that Case Provided, This House therefore Humbly
request his Lordship will be pleased to Send such Officers as
his Lordship shall think fitt to Search the said Ship and make
Seizure of the Said Skins, and if his Lordship shall see Cause
the said Watts the Commander his Doctor and Boatswaine or
any others to appear before his Lordship to Discover the truth
of the matter aforesaid—
Signed p^r Order Tho Grunwin Cl of the Lower house.

His Lordship in Presence Signifying his Consent this house
return answer as followeth Viz^t His Lordship will command
the Ship to be Searched, and if any Skins found Seizure to be
made accordingly as desired—
Signed p^r Order John LLewellin Cl of the Assembly—

Which together with the Three foregoing Bills passed this
house this Day Sent to the Lower house p^r Coll Stevens; Coll:
Stevens returns from the Lower house

To the Honourable the Lord Proprietary of Maryland, and to
the Honourable and Worshipfull the Upper & Lower houses
of this Assembly
The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Calvert County
Humbly Sheweth