Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 495

Deferr this Sessions a little Longer that so this house may
proceed to the perfecting the Bill for Advancement of Trade
being now under Consideration and Amendment in a Material
Point and then to Accomplish what is already begun and about
which so much Charge & time has bin Spent.
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house

Cap^t Smith M^r Ennals& M^r Green from the Lower house
with this Message

Lower house of Assembly 29th October 1683.
Your Lordships Most humble and Obedient Servants the
Upper and Lower Houses of this Present Generall Assembly
with all Imaginable Gratitude acknowledging Your Lordships
great Love and Affection to the Good People of this Province
Expressed in your Lordships Speech made to your two houses
at the Opening this Sessions, and More particularly in Con-
veening this Assembly and appointing your Lordships Prov^ll

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Court to be held at this Place so near the Center of your Lord-
ships Province for the great Ease and General Conveniency
of the Inhabitants thereof Do with all Dutifull Affections
hereby present to Your Lordship their most humble & hearty
thanks and in further Demonstration of Our Gratitude Duty
and Affection Do pray Your Lordships Acceptance of the
Quantity of one hundred thousand pounds of Tobacco to be
Levyed upon the Taxables of this Province this present Year;
And do further pray your Lordship that you please to Signify
to both houses at what place Your Lordship intends all future
Assemblies Provincial Courts and Offices shall be held and
kept. That a Committee of both houses may forthwith go out
to Consult the readiest and best way of making Provision of
Building fitt for the Reception and Accomodation thereof, and
this house desire the Concurrence of the Upper house,
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly

A Petition of Jacob Youngs wife read for taking off the
Irons from her Husbands Leggs, And thereupon Ordered by
this house that the Sheriff of S^t Maries County in whose Cus-
tody the said Jacob is take off the Irons from the said Jacob—
Coll Darnall sent to the Lower house with this Message

Upper house 29th October 1683—
This house do desire that some members of the Lower
would Speedily Join with some Members of this house in
Order to Draw up a Law to revive the Temporary Laws and
that the law for Assessing the Publick Charge may be also
Suddenly perfected so that both the same may be Engrossed

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