284 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

the Hoggs to the great Damage of the Petitioner, Alledging
that the said Thompson Confess^d the taking away the two
hogsheads of Tobacco before Michael Iudd and Rob^t Bengor
ready to Attest the Same, prays relief in Behalf of his Lord-
ship and himself according to Act of Assembly in that Case
provided—
was thus Subscribed Viz^t

Upper house 8th May 1682
The Petitioner hath his remedy at Law either in the Provin-
cial or County Courts as to him shall seem Meet—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of the Assembly

A Message from the Lower house by Coll: Burges and M^r
Hall in writing which they Deliver and M^r Hall saith he is
Ordered by their house to remind this house of the five hydes
Confest by Watts &^t which they Conceive to be a breach of
the Act They return to their house
The Message in Writing Ordered to be read Viz^t

Lower house 8th May 1682
The Message by Coll: Burges and M^r Hall to the Upper
house concerning Hides and Skins, this house doth thus Ex-
plain; that they have been very Credibly Informed that great
and Considerable Quantities of Goods have been this year
sent into this Province by Samuel Groom to Solomon Thomas
& Stephen Demard Inhabitants of this Province which were
only fitt for the Indian Trade, also that these persons have
purchased great Quantities of Skins &c: and without doubt
intend or have Shipped them aboard the Globe or Some other
Ships, for it cannot be thought they have purchased them to
keep them here, this house therefore request that the Letters
of the said two factors may be Opened, or if that may not be,
that the Master of the Globe may be Caused to give Security
to Answer the Penalty of the Act against Transportation of
hides if the breach thereof be hereafter proved ag^t the said
Master-

p. 410

Signed p^r Order Tho^s Grunwin Cl of the Lower house.

The Secretary is Ordered to go to the Committee for In-
spection of the Laws and to Demand of them the Book of
Laws—
Which he doth and brings the Book into this house
The Act against the Transportation of Hides Skins &c. read
Bartholomew Watts again called into this house, and the
last Vote of the Lower house by Coll: Burges and M^r Hall
read unto him—