500 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Captain Smith & Doctor Brooke from the Lower house with
this following Message

Lower house of Assembly 30th October 1683.
This house acquaint the Upper house that the Members of
this house appointed to Join in Committee with the Members of
the Upper house for Drawing the Bill of Revivall are ready to
attend their honours for the Business aforesaid—
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house of Assembly

Coll Stevens goes to the Lower house with the Message
following

Upper house 30th October 1683—
The Secretarys of this Province have informed this house
that several of the old Records of this Province concerning
Land & the Inheritances of the People of this Province are so
torn and injured, That there is great Difficulty to read them so
that in a little time they be wholly useless to the great Damage
of the Inhabitants thereof Therefore this house think it Nec-
essary that the said Records be Transcribed into fair Books
and that the Country pay and Satisfy for the same and this
house desires a Concurrence of the Lower house therein

The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock

Wednesday 31^st October 1683
The house mett again present as yesterday and Coll William
Burgess
Then came into this house Jacob Young with three per-
sons more as Securities Viz^t John Browning John Rycroft
and George Beeston all of Cecil County Planters and the said
Jacob Young became Bound to the Right Honourable the
Lord Propriet^ry in the Sum of one thousand pounds Sterling,

and the s^d Browning Rycroft & Beeston In the Sum of Two
hundred & fifty pounds Sterling a peice to be Levyed on their
Several Lands Tenements Goods and Chatties to his Lord-
ships use Conditioned according to the Order of this house
given upon his Sentence the 25th of October Instant
The said Jacob Young paying his fees Discharged—
Captain Osborn from the Lower house with this Message

Lower house of Assembly 31 October 1683
The Attorneys which are Members of this house are ready
to come to Tryall upon the Errors according to the Appoint-