Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 419

M^r Hatton Cap^t Smith Cap^t Osborne and M^r Greene
Coll Stevens from the Vpper house with the
Bill for Advancem^t of trade with this Ensuing
Message—

Vpper house No: 7^th 1682.
This house having read the bill Drawne vp by the Comittee
of trade Doe Vote that the same ought to be Amended in that
clause allowing 1^l of Tobacco p hh^d for one yeares storeage and
should be thus expressed for and during any time not exceed-
ing one yeare And desire the Lower house to ioyne with this
house in supplicating his Lor^PpS leave to nominate the

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places for Townes in each respective
appo the Comissioners—
Signed p ord^r John LLewellin
Clk of Assembly—

Trade read the first time
of the house goe out to
urne
of the Guard debated
And thereof referred till to morrow
morn
to Consideracon a Message from the
of No mber instant wherein it is
legally Represent the ffreemen
of this the Question—
well as the Lower house are
the of the ffreemen of this province
Resolved Ne Contradicente That the Deputies and
Delegates chosen by the ffreemen of this province in a Generall
Assembly Assembled, are the onely Representative body of
the ffreemen of this province—
Then was put to the Question whether the charge of the
Vpper house of Assembly shall be brought to the publique
accompt And soe payd by the publique—
Resolved that the publique ought not to be charged or beare
the charges or expences of the members of the Vpper house
The house Adjourn'd till to morrow morning 9 a clock

Wednesday 8^th November 1682

The house sate againe and present as before—
Then was read what was done yesterday
The Bill Reviving of the Temporary lawes read The I^st 2^d
& 3^d time by especiall order of this house And past—

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