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house, transmitted by Coll Stevens to the Lower house
together with this following Message Viz^t

Upper house November the 9th 1682
The great Disquiets that arise by some traders that go from
Town to Town amongst the Indians raising false Reports to
the Endangering of the publick Peace, was the reason why
this house thought fitt that no Inhabitant of this Province
should trade amongst the Indians without Licence, and Secur-
ity given for the 20th part and are of the same Opinion Still,
they are willing to insert a Provisoe not to repeale the Act
against Trading for any Flesh Dead or Alive with the Indians
&c: And if the Lower house will Consent to this, This house
will Cause the Provisoe by them in that Case desired to be

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Inserted; And the Act to be fairly Engrossed. And the Act
for Trade with the Indians to be repealed; This house think
it also Necessary that another Act Touching Pagans made
Anno 1647 be also repealed; Foreigners we Conceive are
Prohibited effectually, and therefore desire the Lower houses
Concurrence to this Bill—
Signed p. Order J LL Cl of Assembly.

Coll: Stevens returns from the Lower house—
Taken into Consideration by this house a Bill drawn up the
last Assembly by the Upper house Entituled an Act prohibit-
ing unreasonable Tares of hhds, and for punishing false pack-
age of Tobacco, and the severall Debates in both houses of
Assembly thereon, and upon perusall of the Journal of the
Upper house it appeared that the Lower house by their
Message of the 13th May 1682 Entred in the Journal of the
Upper house of that Assembly fol 52. left it to be the first thing
to be Considered at the next Sessions—
Voted that Copy of the said Message be sent down to the
Lower house to putt them in mind thereof which was done
as foll (Viz^t)

Lower house 13th May 1682
This house have sent to the Upper house their Bill against
false package of Tobacco and tare of hhds with a Bill from
this house against the abuse of the Tare of hhds and do assure
the Upper house they have Severall and many Debates from
time to time Concerning false package of Tobacco and Sev-
erall Committees, and a Law drawn up by our own Committee,
but at last could not agree of the way to remedy this abuse
but do leave it to be the first thing Considered at the next
Sessions of Assembly
Signed p. Order Tho^s Grunwin Cl of the Lower house

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