|
Carrying on the Building thereof, insomuch that the Same in
a Short time (if not Speedily repaired) must inevitably fall to
the Ground, being already So Leaky and Decayed as will
hardly Secure the Records of the Province (there kept) from
the Weather, this house desire the Lower house to Consider
thereof and Concurr with this house in new covering and
making Such Necessary Repairs thereof as may render the
Same usefull and Serviceable for the Country and in making
a Partition at the Stair foot, that both houses of Assembly may
there meet, without which repairs and Partition, the Records
of the Province must inevitably Suffer the next Winter, and
the Assembly put to the Same Inconveniency the next Ses-
sions they now meet with—
Signed pr Order Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly—
Captain Randolph Brandt from the Lower house Delivers
this foil: Message Vizt in Writing—
Lower house 10 May 1682
This house are willing to permitt Such Members of this
house as are Attorneys to be Absent from this house to Mor-
row for Arguing the Errors in the Assembly—
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of the Lower house
Captain Brandt also desires to know how long this house
intended to to Sitt for that they were preparing Some Business
in their house for the Consideration of this house—
To which he is Answered that this house intend now to
Adjourn—
He returns to the Lower house
Coll Lowe returns from the Lower house and
This house Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Seven a Clock.
May the nth 1682 Upper house mett.
Present
The honourable.
Philip Calvert Esqr Chanr Coll: Vincent Lowe
William Calvert Esqr Secrry Coll: William Stevens
Coll: Thomas Tailler William Digges Esqr
Ordered to be read the Message of the Lower house of the
Eighth Instant Touching the Indian Affaires, this house are of
Oppinion that it is unsafe to carry Indian Agents with Ours
to Fort Albany or New York if Our Agents be not perempto-
rily Instructed not to make Peace unless we can include Our
Neighbour Indians; Because when Our Neighbour Indian
|
