Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 5

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Ennalls. frisby nathan Sybrey William Peerce & Nathaniel Garrat

L. H. Journal Original.

All appeared Except mr Samuel Tovey a Delegate of Kent County Coll Wm Burges a Delegate of Ann Arundell County, Mr Richard Hall & Mr ffrancis Belingsly Delegates of Cal- vert County, & Mr William Steevens & Mr John White Del- egates of Somerset County. Put to the vote by Mr Speaker, whether the Speaker shall nominate any Member to be a messenger to the upp howse or to be upon any comittee or that the eleccon of such psons be put to the whole howse. Voted that Speaker from time to time appointe & elect such psons at his pl untill the howse shall vote to the Contrary Then did appointe Mr Kenelm Chesel- dyne & Mr Robert Carvile to goe to wse to desire the Journal of the last Sessions of Assembly. They Retorne answere that the upp howse will send the sd Journal by a of their owne. Then did the hon Gournor send for the Attorney Genrall Mr Kenelm Chiseldyne, & delivered him the Journall of the last Sessions of Assembly brought it into the howse.

Put to the vote what shall be a Quo of Voted Then was Put Comittees shalbe sent for howse, or whether only the Com bill, before the bill be put Voted f Every bill, & that no bill be p owse The Comittees being called in Ordered the up the ord for setling the howse & Rules to be observed to this howse for their Consideracon. Jt was pposed by a Mem at whereas the Gouernor in his speech to the howse this day declares how necessary it would be for this howse by some Act of theirs to make a Recognition of the Lord Proprietaryes power so that the Soldiers might be better Governed, and Ruled in time of warre.

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