Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 33

The howse ned whilst nine a clock to morrow morning
November the 2^d 16
The howse called all p^rsent Except absent as before.
An Act for & Regulating the malitia of this Prov-

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ince for the better Security and defence
An Act for estin executing
of Ma
Cap^t Co lasse & Coll Wells
Sent to the dinary Keeps
The Act for They Retorne
An Act Delegates &
Rep^rsentative time & passed.
This how se sent yesterday
in relacon to of Burgeses finde that
they are wors (given them in Charge)
by the Gou^rno^r in Assembly in breach of the
priviledge of this ho of these words (given them
in charge) may be erased howse & more apt words
put in their place, and this how proceed to Joine with
the upp howse in the dispatch of the publique affayres of the
Province.
M^r Carvile & M^r Rowsby sent with the said message &
Act for Eleccons to the upp howse They Retorne
Proposed by a Member.
That an act may be Drawne for the punishm^t of such psons
as shalby word or otherwise abuse the Members of Assemblys
after the end of the Assembly for any acts by them done in
the of their being members & sitting the Assembly.
Referred to mittee.
Underneath the petition of ent Hill was thus written
Upp howse of As mber the 1^st 1678.
This howse doe say that at the leavy mentioned in
the above petition, The Gou^rno^r Cou ates then p^rsent
did thinke fit to allow no more then 9 seu^rall sheriffs
of this Province according to form^r custome, and ought
not to be allowed more then the rest of the sheriffs.
J ellyn Clerke of the Assembly

An Act for putting in Execucon lawes ag^t Debawchery &
Drunkennesse & pphaning the Sabboth day. comitted
to the Comittee of Lawes.

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Came from the upp howse w^th this pap.
November the 2^d 1678
to take at the words (given them in
wse. The members of this howse are
desire to contend or quarrell for
solely to serve his Lo^pp & the

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