424 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

L. H. Journal
Original.

in a Town persuiant to Act may have his owne Tobacco
shut out by the first comers be made lyable to secure
their Tobaccoes Enough to set Inhabitants together by
the Eares—
7^thly Jt appeares vp the whole That notwithstanding it
is intended That noe plan may dispose of his Tobacco
at home as heretofore Vsed vnder the penalty of forfeiting it
yet there is noe reasonable way laid downe he shall be
enabled to bring it to the Towne or house and secure it when
brought there—
8^thly That the Delegates for the severall Counties without
having first well Considered and advised Vpon it in their
Counties cannot take Vpon them to Advise his Lor^pp to pitch
Vpon a certaine place for Townes & ports as aforesaid—

The Message—Lower house 9. No: 1682.
Jn Answer to the last message relating to the bill for Ad-
vancement of trade this house doth say That the severall
alteracons amendments & Queries brought in by the Comittee

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were never voted by this house Concea
too Generall and Vndigested put to
Yet out of Respect to (as
Resolved to give it a Comi
wee then thought
moved that some
that Comittee to
both houses the bill well
respecting the Ea as
the honor of the frer for many
dayes spent there vpon as (to the
publique cost, that severall & amendm^ts
were still wanting That
by a third Comitment spent
without making sufficient for
a designe of this weight & delay
cann be noe wayes tollerable house rather
chose (then a bill soe much desired should be
rejected, to deferr it vntill house being
still firmely Resolved To stand Vote of this house—
Yesterday sent to the Vpper house by M^r Hutchings and D^r
Brooke— signed p ord^r Tho: Grunwin—
Clk of Lower house—

Coll Stevens from the Vpper house with another
Bill for lycencing the Jnhabitants and prohibiting
forreigners to trade with Jndians & with this
Message relating therevnto—