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may the sooner be found and Consequently Remedyed; Since
it ought not be Surmised, that either of the houses will Obsti-
nately refuse their Concurrence to promote so great a Good
as the Safety of the Province, to which this Bill tends by the
Vote of both houses
Signed p. Order J LL Cl of Assembly
Sent to the Lower house by Coll Stevens
Coll Stevens having delivered the foregoing Message to the
Lower house returns again to this house—
Came Mr James Frisby and Mr William Pierce from the
Lower house with the Bill Lycencing Inhabitants and prohib-
iting Forreigners to Trade with the Indians, which they Deliver
together with the following written Message and return to
their house Vizt—
Lower house 8th Novemr 1682
This house do say that if the Bill for Trade with the Indians
be drawn pursuant to the Title thereof lycencing the Inhabitants
of this Province to trade with the Indians and prohibiting
Foreigners then this house are willing to pass the said Bill
into an Act with paying every Twentyeth part to his Lordship
for a Custom as in the said Bill is Expressed, forfeiting all
such Goods as shall be Attempted to be transported Contrary
to the true meaning thereof; with a Provisoe not to repeale
an Act Prohibiting trade with the Indians of any flesh dead or
alive saving Deer or Wild fowle,and with a Clause for repeale
of the Act in Governor Stones time &c:
Signed p. Order Thos Grunwin Cl Lower house.
Voted that the said Bill be Amended accordingly his Lord-
ships 20th part to be Secured by Seizure, Coll: Tailler and
Coll: Stevens appointed to draw up the Bill with the Amend-
ments aforesaid
Adjourn till to Morrow Morning 8 a Clock.
November the 9th 1682 Upper house mett
Present
The Honourable
Philip Calvert Esqr Chan Coll William Stevens
Coll Thomas Tailler Coll William Burges
Coll Vincent Lowe Major Nicholas Sewall
Coll Henry Darnall
The Act Lycencing Inhabitants and Prohibiting Foreigners
to trade with the Indians new drawn up read and passed this
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