462 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Upper house 10th October 1683.
This house have perused a Bill brought into this house by
a Member of this house and of the Committee about Money
and the paper therewith about Satisfying his Lordship for his
Loss which this house received and perused as or instead of a
Report from the said Committee and do send the said Bill
and paper to the Lower house for their first Consideration,
and then this house will afterwards Consider the Same—
Signed p. Order Tho Grunwin Cl of Assembly

M^r John Rousby from the Lower house to know if this house
have any thing ready at present for the Lower house
This house returns him Answer that they are preparing for
them but not fully finished the same
The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock

Thursday nth October 1683
The house mett again

Present
The honourable
Coll Henry Coursey Coll William Burgess
Coll Vincent Lowe Major Thomas Trueman
Coll William Stevens Coll George Talbot

Coll Stevens goes down to the Lower house to desire that
the Speaker would Admitt the Burgesses of Somersett County
and Dorchester County to come up to this house in Order the
Better to Ascertaine the Places for Towns in their Counties
he returns having delivered the said Message—
Captain Smith from the Lower house with the Bill yester-
day sent to the Lower house about Money and the Paper also
and with this Verball Message that the Lower house have
perused the same and sent it again to the Upper house—

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Then was taken into Debate the Bill for Electing and Sum-
moning Burgesses &^t upon the third reading and thereupon
Voted that this Ensuing Message yesterday prepared be now
sent to the Lower house Viz^t

Upper house 10th November 1683
This house being much Surprized to see in a Message sent
this Day in writing from the Lower house that because the
Bill for Electing Burgesses &^t has not as yet past this house
there should seem any Intent in this house to Exact first a
Complyance to the Bill for Towns so much desired as in the
said Paper is Expressely Mentioned by his Lordship and
Upper house and that from thence there should be a Suspition