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the Inhabitants and was the first thing Recommended to the
Assembly by his Lordship, This house is in Expectation of
Some Bill from the Lower house in relation thereunto, and in
that and any thing else that is for the Generall Good This
house will readily Concurr with the Lower house
Signed p. Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly—

The house Adjourn till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock—

Wednesday 10th October 1683
The house mett and Satt

U. H. Journal
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Present
The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
The honourable
Coll Henry Coursey Coll William Burges
Coll: Vincent Lowe M^r Secretary Darnall
Coll Henry Darnall Major Thomas Truman
Coll William Stevens Coll: George Talbot

M^r Clement Hill M^r William Hatton and M^r William
Richardson from the Lower house with this Ensuing Message
Viz^t

Lower house 9th October 1683
This house having so readily set about the Bill for Towns
so much desired by his Lordship and Upper house and the
Committee of Trade Daily Employed therein and Severall
Debates in this house in Order to the Expediting thereof with
Resolution to perfect and Dispatch the same so fast as the
weight of the matter will permitt was in hopes that the Upper
house would not have kept the Bill presented by this house
for directing the manner of Electing Burgesses &^t so long
without Vouchsafing more then such Generall Answer thereto
as in the last Message but on the Contrary Seem to keep the
said Bill with intent to Exact Complyance from this house to
the Bill for Towns thereby rendring it Suspitious to this house
That the Upper house doth not intend that fair Correspondence
with this house as the present affairs require and this house
earnestly desire, The ill Effect whereof would easily appear if
this house for the same reasons should Delay the Bill for
Towns (now under their Consideration, so much desired by the
Upper house which Notwithstanding this house intends
not to do Therefore hath the greater Confidence that the
Upper house will not any longer Delay their Consent to the
Bill for Elections &^t not more desired by this house than
Necessary for the future peace Quiet and Well being of this
Province—
Signed p. Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house

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