Assembly Proceedings October—November 1682. 421

And another bill for the Clk of the ncells fees both past
the vpper house also—
All Ordinary keepers Ordered to bring in their Accompts
to morrow morning—
The Bill for naturalizacon of Rowland Nans Read and past
by order of the house And sent againe to the Vpper house by
M^r Gibson—
The Bill for the Clk of the Councells fees read the first time—
The Bill for trade with the Indians &c Read the first and
second time by especiall Order of the house—
Coll

L. H. Journal
Original.

from the Vpper house with this
Rela to Townes—

Vpper ho vember 8^th 1682
ceived a message from the Lower
ancement of Trade by which
they had comitted the said bill
the said Comittee—and desired
of the members of our house
to Consult further the said Act
to the perfecting & finishing the said
f good reasoning the Lower house
to have Voted all those amendm^ts
mittee—
that it be necessary & Convenient That
ports appoynted and that they will tend much
to and security of the province, and then
Voted ments, To all which amendments this
house first by their Comittees agreed, and afterwards Vpon
reading the bill in this house, soe that the bill is by vote of
both houses voted necessary, and that for the hon^r and safety
of the province, And shall wee after eight dayes spent Vpon it
forget it to be necessary for our defence and lay it a side quite
after twice reading in the Lower house because they say it is
necessary to be amended in divers perticulers, This house doe
say they are as ready to Consent to any amendments now as
they were at first, and desire to know Wherein it ought to be
amended that they may joyne with the Lower house in the
Amendment of a Bill by both houses Voted necessary for the
safty and security of of the province, That ought to be our
cheifest care and ought not to be left of for the debate of a few
more houres now wee spent soe much of the publique
money in the prosecucon to this poynt, and that it is
soe farr Advanced— efore this house desire to know
wherein the Lower house desire to have the bill for the Ad-
vancem^t of trade in th province amended, or else that they

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