Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 505

Coll Stevens goes to the Lower house with this Ensuing
Message in Writing as followeth Viz^t

Upper house 31 October 1683
This house received a Message from the Lower house of
the 24th Instant wherein the Lower house Express their
Thankfullness to his Lordship for his great Love and Affec-
tion towards the Good People of this Province Expressed in
his Speech at the opening this Assembly and more particularly
in Conveening this Assembly and appointing his Lordships
Provincial Court to be held in this Place so near the Center of
this Province and therein the Lower house did pray his Lord-
ship to Signifie to both houses what place his Lordship Intends
all future Assemblies Provincial Courts and Offices shall be
held and kept at, That they might take speedy Course to
make provision of Buildings fit for the Reception thereof—
This house have requested of his Lordship that he would be
pleased to Declare his Mind and intention in the Matter afore-
said Whereupon his Lordship hath Declared to his two houses
of Assembly that at what Place in Ann Arundell County there
shall be Conveniencys built fit for the Reception of his Lord-
ship and Council Upper and Lower houses Provincial Courts
and Offices for Clerks, There his Lordshp his heirs and Suc-
cessors Lords and Proprietaries of this Province will hold the
Assemblies and Courts aforesaid for the future unless upon
Occasion he or they shall think fitt that the same be removed,
and that this Matter may receive more speedy Dispatch, This
house do Nominate Coll Henry Darnall and Major Thomas
Trueman Members of this house to Join with Members of the
Lower house as a Committee for that Affair—
Signed p^r Order Thomas Grunwin Cl of Assembly

He returns having Delivered the same to the Lower house
An Act of Gratitude and providing a Support for the Right
Hon^ble Charles &^t
An Act for Ascertaining the true force and Validity of the
Laws &^t
An Act for Repeale of certain Laws &^t
The same Acts read and sent down to the Lower house by
Coll Tailer Coll Lowe Coll Darnall and Major Trueman with
this Ensuing Message which is as foll. Viz^t

U. H.Journal
1659-98

Upper house 1 Nov^r 1683
This house will Joyn with his Lordship in praying his Lord-
ships Assent to the Bill Directing the manner of Electing Bur-
gesses &^t and one other Bill touching the Levying of Warr
and Defraying the publick Charge of this Province as the

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