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Lower house of Assembly 13th October 1683—
This house conceive by such reasons as have been Offered
by the Delegates of Ann Arundell County, That a Town
Seated in some Convenient Place of West River will farr
better suit the Conveniency of all the Inhabitants living
between Herring Creek and South River than the place
Appointed in South River and have sent the said Delegates
to Offer their reasons to the Upper house desiring their Con-
currence therein
Signed pr Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house
Then Captain Hill Offers his reasons to this house and Mr
Richardson his also Whereupon this house desired them to
Depart for the present and this house will take further time to
Consider of their reasons
Mr Clement Hill and Captain Peirce from the Lower house
with this Message
Lower house 13th October 1683—
This house desire to know if the Upper house have any Bill
or other Matter prepared to send to this house Otherwise this
house will Adjourn till Monday Morning
Signed pr Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house
The said Messengers return with Answer that this house
will send to them Suddenly
And then was sent by Major Thomas Truman this Message
Upper house 13th October 1683
This house are of Opinion that in the Act for Towns a
Clause be incerted that his Lordship the Lord Proprietary his
heirs and Successors Lords and Proprietaries of this Province
have power reserved to him and themselves at any time here-
after to Nominate any new place or Places where the People
are in Want of Town or Townes to be equally priviledged with
the Towns Mentioned in the said Act.
Signed pr Order Tho Grunwin Cl of Assembly
Major Trueman returns and says the Lower house is Ad-
journed
This house Adjourned till Monday Morning 9 a Clock
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