302 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98
p. 424

Came Cap^t Iohn Coode and M^r Henry Hosier from the
Lower house sent to know whether this house thought fitt to
Consider of their Bill for Encouragement of Tillage &^t which
they desired might be returned to them and not Lost—
In Answer they received that Coll: Tailler a Member of
this house was out upon the Committee for Accounts, and
without him this house will Vote no Bill But are preparing for
the Lower house what is already Voted; They go to their
house
The Act Allowing Trade with the Indians and the forego-
ing Vote of this House thereon Sent to the Lower house by
Coll Stevens who hath also in Charge given him to enquire
there for the Bill concerning the unreasonable tares of Hogs-
heads and false Package of Tobacco which this house desire
may be returned to them and not Lost, and also to desire the
Lower house to Consider of the Message of this formerly Sent
them concerning Stone Horses &c:—
Coll: Stevens returns—
Cap^t Randolph Brandt from the Lower house Sent to En-
quire for a Bill by them Drawn up concerning The tares of
Tobacco hhds & false package &c: which was delivered to
him and he returns —

Thio house Adjourns for half an hour

Upper house again Mett
Present as before—

A Message from the Lower house by Cap^t Coode and Cap^t
Smith which they deliver by word of Mouth Viz^t as foll:
That their house having Long Debated the Vote of this
house concerning Horses &c: could by no means Concurr
thereunto for three reasons—
First Because it might not be safe to Abridge the Free-
men of this Province of their Accustomed Liberty of keeping
Horses untill such time as the Peace of the Province might be
Sufficiently Secured from the Indians—
2 Because it would no wise lessen the Number of Horses
within the Province so to do—
3 Because the Act for the Encouragement of Tillage &c:
now in Suspence would fully Answer any Inconveniency
therein by Employing Such horses &^t
They Depart to their house.
Voted in this house that the foregoing Message of the
Lower house doth not fully Answer the Vote of this house
relating thereunto, they having taken no Notice of Stoned
horses running in the Woods under fourteen hands high a